DSM-5 Manual & Eating Disorders

Although the diagnosis of Food Addiction (FA) is not yet formally recognized in the DSM 5 Manual, it may be coming. Some studies have suggested that the DSM-5 criteria for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) may be transferable to Food Addictions. A food addiction or eating addiction is a behavioral addiction that is characterized by the compulsive consumption of palatable foods which markedly activate the reward system in humans (and even in animals) despite adverse consequences. patients enrolled in an addiction treatment program in Bordeaux, France were evaluated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for psychiatric disorders adjusted to include criteria for gambling,  eating disorders (ED), and FA criteria based on the DSM-5 Manual criteria for SUD. The study showed that patients with a food addiction, exhibited impairment comparable to that seen in patients with a substance use disorder.