How do you know if you have OSFED?

Psychological symptoms of OSFED

  • preoccupation or obsession with eating, dieting, exercise or body image.
  • sensitivity to comments about food, eating, dieting, exercise or body image.
  • feelings of shame, guilt and disgust, especially after eating.
  • increased anxiety or irritability around meal times.

What is the DSM 5 criteria for OSFED?

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) Bulimia nervosa (of low frequency and/or limited duration) – The individual meets the criteria for bulimia, with the exception that they engage in bingeing and compensatory behaviors less than one time per week or for a duration of fewer than three months.

Is OSFED the most common eating disorder?

People with OSFED commonly present with disturbed eating habits, and/or a distorted body image and/or overvaluation of shape and weight and/or an intense fear of gaining weight. OSFED is the most common eating disorder diagnosed for adults as well as adolescents (2, 3) and affects all genders.

How do you fix OSFED?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most successful treatments for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder and is also used to treat OSFED, especially in people who have symptom profiles similar to bulimia and BED.

What’s an example of OSFED?

As OSFED is an umbrella term, people diagnosed with it may experience very different symptoms. Some specific examples of OSFED include: Atypical anorexia – where someone has all the symptoms a doctor looks for to diagnose anorexia, except their weight remains within a “normal” range.

Is OSFED serious and life threatening?

OSFED is the most widely diagnosed eating disorder in outpatient settings. Often, OSFED can be mistaken as non-serious or sub-clinical disordered eating; however, OSFED is a serious and life-threatening disorder that requires clinical treatment.