Diagnostics of anorexia and bulimia
Nowadays psychic disorders are described on the bases of exact criteria. One of the most well known standard classifications of mental health is the American DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) (Túry, 2005).
The diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can be read in table 7, and table 8
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Table 7 The DSM-IV criteria of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (Túry, 2005, p. 15).
A. Recurring binge eating. The features of this disorder are:
B. Compensating weight gain with induced vomiting, laxatives, fasting, enema or excessive trainings C. Both binge eating and compensational behaviours occur twice a week through at least 3 months. D. The impact of self-evaluation over body image and weight. E. Disorders do not exclusively occur in case of anorexia nervosa episodes.
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Table 8 The DSM-IV criteria of bulimia nervosa (Túry, 2005, p. 16.).
Several methods are used to screen eating disorders. One of them is questionnaires, for example, Fallon-Rozin test (1958). Issues of questionnaires are based on the diagnostic criteria. Out of them the following tests are mentioned: EDI (Eating Disorder Inventory) and SCOFF (Sick, Control, One stone, Fat, Food) tests. Questionnaires, such as BCDS (Bulimia Cognitive Distortional Scale), ANIS (Anorexia Nervosa self-evaluation), BITE (Bulimia Self-report test) (Resch, 1997).