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What is Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)?
Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia include extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. They are serious disorders and can have life-threatening consequences. The same is true for a category of eating disorders known as other specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED). These serious eating disorders can include any combination of OSFED symptoms that are typical of anorexia and bulimia, so it may be helpful to first look at the warning signs of anorexia and bulimia.
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Warning Signs of OSFED
Warning signs associated with anorexia nervosa include:
- Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for height, body type, age, and activity level
- Intense fear of weight gain
- Feeling overweight despite dramatic weight loss
- Loss of menstrual periods
- Extreme concern with body weight and shape
Warning signs associated with bulimia nervosa include:
- Repeated episodes of binging and purging
- Feeling out of control during a binge and eating beyond the point of comfortable fullness
- Purging after a binge typically by self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives, diet pills and/or diuretics, excessive exercise, or fasting
- Frequent dieting
- Extreme concern with body weight and shape
Due to the severity of the warning signs of OSFED, it’s vital to get OSFED treatment at an OSFED treatment center like Shoreline in Southern California.
Examples of OSFED
Provided below are some common OSFED symptoms; however, everyone’s experience is unique. If you’re asking yourself, “do I have OSFED?” and you’re concerned about your eating/exercise habits as well as your thoughts and emotions concerning food, and body image, we urge you to consult an eating disorder expert because you may have OSFED eating disorder.
- Menstruation is still occurring despite meeting all other criteria for anorexia nervosa
- All conditions are present to qualify for anorexia nervosa except the individual’s current weight is in the normal range or above
- Purging or other compensatory behaviors are occurring at a frequency less than the strict criteria for bulimia nervosa
- Purging without binging — sometimes known as purging disorder
- Chewing and spitting out large amounts of food but not swallowing
The commonality in all these conditions is the serious emotional and psychological suffering and issues they can cause in the areas of work, school, and relationships. If something doesn’t seem right, but your experience doesn’t fall into a clear category, you may have an OSFED eating disorder and need OSFED treatment.
Shoreline’s OSFED Treatment Center
Our experienced and compassionate clinicians at our OSFED treatment center in Orange County, CA work closely with each client to create an individualized treatment plan based on their needs. Each client plays a vital role in their OSFED treatment by setting realistic treatment goals that will address the underlying issues of their disorder. To ensure that clients at our OSFED treatment center have the best chance at recovery, their individualized treatment plan will include various evidence-based and experiential therapies.
Our OSFED Treatment Programs
At our OSFED clinic in Southern California, we offer several OSFED treatment programs based on where each client is at in their recovery. Our OSFED clinic treatment options include:
- Residential Treatment
- Day Treatment/Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Additionally at Shoreline, we also offer anorexia nervosa treatment and bulimia nervosa treatment.