1-21Ellen Is Underweight but Not Less Than 85 Percent of Normal

question 19

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1-21.Ellen is underweight but not less than 85 percent of normal body weight.She often restricts her eating because she is intensely fearful of becoming fat.She purges at least twice a week,even though she does not eat large amounts of food at any sitting.According to the DSM-5 she should be diagnosed

• A)with anorexia nervosa,binge/purge subtype.
• B)with eating disorder not otherwise specified.
• C)with binge eating disorder.
• D)with purging disorder.

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