Psychiatry

DSM-5 Binge-Eating Disorder Criteria calculator

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Clinical inputs

Recurrent episodes of eating an unusually large amount with loss of controlEating much more rapidly than normalEating until uncomfortably fullEating large amounts when not physically hungryEating alone because of embarrassment about the amount eatenFeeling disgusted, depressed, or very guilty afterwardMarked distress about the binge eating

Binge episodes per week

episodes/week

Allowed range: 0–21 episodes/week

Months of binge eating at this frequency

months

Allowed range: 0–60 months

No regular compensatory behavior such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise

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Clinical inputs

Recurrent episodes of eating an unusually large amount with loss of control
Eating much more rapidly than normal
Eating until uncomfortably full
Eating large amounts when not physically hungry
Eating alone because of embarrassment about the amount eaten
Feeling disgusted, depressed, or very guilty afterward
Marked distress about the binge eating
Binge episodes per week (episodes/week)Accepted range: 0 to 21
Months of binge eating at this frequencyAccepted range: 0 to 60
No regular compensatory behavior such as purging, fasting, or excessive exercise

Primary source

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. 2013. DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596. Binge-eating disorder requires recurrent binge episodes, at least 3 of the 5 associated features, marked distress, at least once a week for 3 months, and absence of regular compensatory behavior. (2013)

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