PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating
18 Jul 2016
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Anorexia nervosa (an): dsm-v diagnostic criteria: restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight. During the last three months, the individual has not engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behaviour (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, or enemas). Weight loss is primarily through dieting, fasting and/or excessive exercise. Binge-eating/purging type: during the last three months, the individual has had recurrent episodes of binge eating or purging behaviour. Less common in men, with clinical populations showing a 10:1 female: male ratio. Preoccupied with thoughts of food (collecting recipes, cooking for others, hoarding food) Perfectionism, desire for control, inflexible thinking, restrained emotions. Anxiety disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) (esp. restricting subtype) Bulimia nervosa (bn) dsm-v diagnostic criteria: recurrent episodes of binge-eating. A very large amount of food within a 2-hour period. 12-month prevalence among young females is 1-1. 5 % Ritualizing binges - can become a scheduled event in the person"s daily life.
