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The term “eating disorders” (EDs) broadly refers to psychiatric disorders marked by maladaptive eating patterns and attitudes about eating, body shape, and body weight. The four ED diagnoses described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) include anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and “other specified feeding or eating disorder” (OSFED; American Psychiatric Association, 2013).

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Bohrer, B.K., Chapa, D.A.N., Exum, A., Richson, B., Voss, M.M., Forbush, K.T. (2019). Eating Disorders. In: Segal, D.L. (eds) Diagnostic Interviewing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9127-3_15

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