Eating disorder not otherwise specified characterized by either of the other established disorders. People with EDNOS have similar symptoms and behaviors to those with anorexia and bulimia, and can face the same dangerous risks. EDNOS is the most prevalent eating disorder; about 60% of adults treated for eating disorders are diagnosed with EDNOS. EDNOS occurs in both sexes. Rather than providing specific diagnostic criteria for EDNOS, the fourth revision of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV) listed six non-exhaustive example presentations, including individuals who: Despite its subclinical status in DSM-IV, available data suggest that EDNOS is no less severe than the officially
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale height, sex and age. The EDDS questionnaire is used for researchers to provide some cures for the three types of eating disorder. It is more efficient than having an interview because it's easier to get a result, from a group of participants, with the 22-questions questionnaire. Having to interview each participant is a harder and more time-consuming way to get a result. This questionnaire is also useful for primary care/ clinical purposes to identify patients with eating pathology. In follow up studies of the reliability and validity of the EDDS, it was shown to be sufficiently sensitive to detect the