Selective Eating Disorder - SED Defined

SED Defined

Selective eating disorder lacks formal diagnostic criteria and classification and is not currently listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The current section "Feeding Disorder of Infancy and Early Childhood" in the DSM-IV requires that the child fails to maintain weight, develops symptoms before age 6 and is not caused by another mental disorder or medical condition. With these criteria, children that selectively choose their foods or experience anxiety when trying new foods but maintain a healthy weight, are excluded from this diagnosis. SED is currently up for consideration to be added to the DSM-V.

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