August 18, 2017 | View Online | Psychiatric News

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Which DSM-5 diagnostic criterion differentiates bulimia nervosa from binge-eating disorder?

A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating.

B. Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior aimed at preventing weight gain.

C. Binge-eating frequency of at least once a week for three months.

D. Eating, in a discrete period of time, an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most individuals would eat in a similar period of time.

E. A sense of loss of control over eating during binge episodes.

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