Eating Disorders
Depression
To be diagnosed with depression, a person must have experienced a major depressive episode that has lasted longer than two weeks. The symptoms of a major depressive episode include:
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Loss of interest or loss of pleasure in all activities
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Change in appetite or weight
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Sleep disturbances
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Feeling agitated or feeling slowed down
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Fatigue
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Feelings of low self worth, guilt or shortcomings
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Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
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Suicidal thoughts or intentions
NAMI
Disorders
Eating Disorders
Depression
Extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. (NEDA)
Other
Anorexia Nervosa
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Inadequate food intake leading to a weight that is clearly too low.
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Intense fear of weight gain, obsession with weight and persistent behavior to prevent weight gain.
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Self-esteem overly related to body image.
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Inability to appreciate the severity of the situation.
NEDA
Bulimia Nervosa
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Frequent episodes of consuming very large amount of food followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting.
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A feeling of being out of control during the binge-eating episodes.
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Self-esteem overly related to body image
NEDA
Binge Eating Disorder
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Frequent episodes of consuming very large amounts of food but without behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting.
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A feeling of being out of control during the binge eating episodes.
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Feelings of strong shame or guilt regarding the binge eating.
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Indications that the binge eating is out of control, such as eating when not hungry, eating to the point of discomfort, or eating alone because of shame about the behavior.
NEDA
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
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A feeding or eating disorder that causes significant distress or impairment, but does not meet the criteria for another feeding or eating disorder
NEDA