You will come across a huge number of acronyms and terminology when discussing or researching eating disorders. I've decided to aggregate them here, and in time, I'm hoping to include full definitions of each term, or a link to a page where the term is discussed in greater detail.
This page is continuously updated.
AN - Anorexia Nervosa
BED - Binge Eating Disorder
BMI - Body Mass Index
BN - Bulimia Nervosa
CW - Current Weight
DP - Day Patient
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
ECG - Electrocardiogram
ED - Eating Disorder
EDNOS - Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
EKG - Electrocardiogram
GW - Goal Weight
HW - Highest Weight
ICD - International Classification of Diseases
IP - Inpatient
LW - Lowest Weight
NGT - Nasogastric Tube
OP - Outpatient
OSFED - Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
PEG - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
PEJ - Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy
PICU - Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
SW - Starting Weight
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