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Eating Disorders, Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)

Eating Disorders, Not Otherwise Specifi ed (EDNOS) refers to a category of eating disorders that includes problems that do not quite fulfill criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

The EDNOS category is less stringent than DSM-IV-TR criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa , and therefore is sometimes more appropriate for adolescents.

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Eating Disorders, Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) refers ti a category of Eating disorders that includes problems that do not quite fulfill criteria for Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia nervosa. The EDNOS category is less stringent than DSM-IV-TR criteria for Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia nervosa , and therefore is sometimes more appropriate for adolescents.

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