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DSM-IV: Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood

This Eating Disorder may be diagnosed when an infant or very young child fails to eat and either loses weight or fails to gain weight.

Diagnostic criteria for 307.59 Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood

A. Feeding disturbance as manifested by persistent failure to eat adequately with significant failure to gain weight or significant loss of weight over at least 1 month.

B. The disturbance is not due to an associated gastrointestinal or other general medical condition (e.g. esophageal reflux).

C. The disturbance is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g. Rumination Disorder) or by lack of available food.

D. The onset is before age 6 years.

Based on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition APA

The online Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists most of the major psychological disorders and illnesses and lists the criteria that must be fulfilled in order for a diagnosis to be made. This resource is not a substitute for proper professional psychiatric diagnosis.