FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS & ELIMINATION DISORDERS

PICA

Persistent eating of nonfood, nonnutritive substances (e.g., dirt, hair, chalk) for at least 1 month, inappropriate to developmental level.

RUMINATION DISORDER

Repeated regurgitation of food after eating for at least 1 month, with the food being rechewed, reswallowed, or spit out.

AVOIDANT/RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER (ARFID)

Persistent failure to meet nutritional/energy needs due to lack of interest, sensory sensitivity, or fear of aversive consequences, without weight/shape concerns.

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Persistent restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight, intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body weight/shape perception.

BULIMIA NERVOSA

Recurrent binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors (e.g., purging, fasting, excessive exercise) at least once a week for 3 months, with normal/above-normal weight.

BINGE-EATING DISORDER

Recurrent episodes of binge eating characterized by a loss of control and marked distress, occurring at least once a week for 3 months, without regular compensatory behaviors.

ENURESIS

Repeated voiding of urine into bed or clothes (involuntary or intentional) at least twice a week for 3 months, in children at least 5 years old.

ENCOPRESIS

Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places at least 1 event per month for 3 months, in children at least 4 years old.