Myths about Eating Disorders, Not Otherwise Specified

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Fitness Myths

1. Myth: Most people with eating disorders either have Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa.

False. The majority of people with eating disorders are diagnosed with Eating Disorder, NOS (not otherwise specified) and not Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa.

 

2. Myth: Eating Disorder, NOS is not a serious eating disorder.

False. Eating Disorder, NOS can be life threatening and cause just as much suffering to the individual and their family members as other types of eating disorders.

 

3. Myth: Treatment Options for Eating Disorder, NOS are not the same as for Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa.

False. Treatment options are about the same for Eating Disorder, NOS as they are for Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa. Treatment options include: outpatient, partial hospitalization, hospitalization and/or residential treatment.

 

To learn more about Eating Disorder, NOS please go to: http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/ednos.php

 

If you or someone you know has an eating disorder talk with your doctor or an eating disorder professional to get help.

Binge Eating Disorder Inclusion into the DSM-5

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Binge Eating Disorder (BED) will be introduced as its own stand alone eating disorder, joining anorexia and bulimia nervosa in the fifth edition of the DSM, expecting to be published this May.

The DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) compiled by the American Psychiatric Association provides criteria of diagnosis of mental disorders.

Since 1994, binge eating has been considered an Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified in the appendix of DSM-IV. More research was needed to determine the characteristics of those who have binge eating disorder. In other words, BED wasn’t its own diagnosis has been one barrier for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.

Moving binge eating from the appendix into its own category of illness means…

There will be an INCREASE in:

AWARENESS. Among sufferers, the public, and among medical and mental health providers .
TREATMENT. More people will likely be accurately diagnosed and seek treatment.
INSURANCE COVERAGE. Insurance carriers are more likely to pay for treatment.
RECOVERY. More people seeking treatment can mean an increase in recovery.

By Melinda Sen-Wah Lau, Guest Blogger.
Edited by Alison Pelz, LCSW, RD, LD, CDE