1. Health  Discuss in my forum  Diagnostic Criteria for Bulimia
Nervosa   Updated July 11, 2013   The Diagnostic & Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, (DSM-V) is published
by the American Psychiatric Association. It provides physicians
and mental-health professionals with the criteria for diagnosing
specific mental disorders, including bulimia nervosa.  A person
must meet all of the DSM criteria to be diagnosed with bulimia
nervosa:    • Repeated episodes of binge eating. An episode of
binge eating is defined as eating "an amount of food that is
definitely larger than most people would eat" during the same
amount of time. The person also must feel as though they have
lost control over eating and are unable to stop themselves or
control how much they are eating.    • Using inappropriate
behaviors to avoid weight gain or to compensate for the binge
eating. Professionals often refer to these behaviors as
"compensatory behaviors." They include self-induced vomiting,
the misuse of laxatives, diu