The DSM-5 has reconceptualized pediatric feeding disorders. In DSM-IV-TR there was a separate chapter for “Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence” which captured various forms of dysfunctional feeding behaviors. In DSM- 5, such difficulties have been placed into the larger context of feeding and eating disorders. However, despite such a merger, there remain important developmental distinctions to keep in mind. As contrasted with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and the newly added binge eating disorder, the diagnosis of a pediatric feeding disorder likely represents something qualitatively different...Read more

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