Diagnostic Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa. From the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders11
| 1. | Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements leading to a significantly low body weight in the context of age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health. |
| 2. | Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight. |
| 3. | Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight. |