Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)

Individuals with EDNOS do not meet the criteria for any specified eating disorder but suffer the same sorts of symptoms as those with other EDs. Some examples of EDNOS include:
1. All of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that, despite substantial weight loss, the individual’s current weight is in the normal range.
2. All of the criteria for bulimia nervosa are met except binges occur at a frequency of less than twice a week or for a duration of less than three months.
3. An individual of normal body weight who regularly engages in inappropriate compensatory behavior after eating small amounts of food (ex., self-induced vomiting after the consumption of two cookies).
4. An individual who repeatedly chews and spits out, but does not swallow large amounts of food.