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Feeding and Eating Disorders

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.x10_Feeding_and_Eating_Disorders

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Pica | Rumination Disorder | Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder | Anorexia Nervosa | Bulimia Nervosa | Binge-Eating Disorder | Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder | Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder

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Feeding and eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and that significantly impairs physical health or psychosocial functioning. Diagnostic criteria are provided for pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

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