Definition
- Purposeful loss of weight beyond a healthy state
- Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight
- Disturbance in perception of body weight or shape, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of seriousness of the current low body weight
- Restricting type: during current episode, person has not regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas)
- Binge-eating or purging type: during the current episode, person has regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas)
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