What Types Of Eating Disorders Exist?

There is not just one specific eating disorder, in fact there are various types. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) serves as an official guide for mental illnesses. The DSM-5 provides the necessary criteria needed to assess and diagnose specific mental disorders. Among these include the diagnosis for eight types of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (AFRID), Pica, Rumination Disorder, Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED), and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED). Enough information has been gathered from reviewing these eating disorders for the DSM-5 to generate a “rulebook” in order to diagnose these mental conditions. With that being said, many medical professionals still recognize newer types of eating disorders, like Orthorexia, that still do not have a universally accepted definition yet.