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title: "Psych News Alert: Changes to Eating Disorder Criteria Proposed for DSM-5"
description: The work group reviewing criteria for the diagnoses of feeding and eating disorders for the next edition of APA's  Diagnostic and Statis...
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 1/10/12 12:00 AM

# Changes to Eating Disorder Criteria Proposed for DSM-5

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The work group reviewing criteria for the diagnoses of feeding and eating disorders for the next edition of APA's* Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)* is proposing several changes to the criteria for that category of disorders, including the addition of a diagnosis of "binge eating disorder."  The proposed criteria for this disorder are being tested in field trials, and the results will be extensively reviewed before a decision about inclusion in the upcoming revision is made. Also proposed is the addition of criteria for "avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder," which identifies primarily children with idiosyncratic food requirements that are of a severity that causes a failure to meet energy or nutritional needs. Some changes to criteria for anorexia nervosa are also under consideration. *DSM-5* is scheduled for publication in May 2013.

For an extensive discussion of the changes to eating disorder criteria proposed for *DSM-5, *see the January 6 issue of *[Psychiatric News](http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsArticle.aspx?journalid=61&articleid=181255)*.

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