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TABLE 26-1. <I>DSM-IV</I> diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa

Table 26-1. DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.
A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (eg, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected; or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of expected).
B. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
C. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced; undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
D. In postmenarchal females, amenorrhea, ie, the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles. (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only following hormone, eg, estrogen, administration.)
Specify type:
Restricting type: During the episode of anorexia nervosa, the person does not regularly engage in binge eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives or diuretics).
Binge Eating/Purging type: During the episode of anorexia nervosa, the person regularly engages in binge eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives or diuretics).