Epidemiology, course, and outcome of eating disorders
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FRE Smink, D van Hoeken, HW Hoek
Current opinion in psychiatry, 2013•journals.lww.comApplying the DSM-5 criteria effectively reduces the frequency of the residual diagnosis
EDNOS, by lowering the threshold for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and adding
BED as a specified eating disorder. Course and outcome studies of both anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa show that no significant differences exist between DSM-5 and DSM-IV
definitions.
EDNOS, by lowering the threshold for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and adding
BED as a specified eating disorder. Course and outcome studies of both anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa show that no significant differences exist between DSM-5 and DSM-IV
definitions.
Summary
Applying the DSM-5 criteria effectively reduces the frequency of the residual diagnosis EDNOS, by lowering the threshold for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and adding BED as a specified eating disorder. Course and outcome studies of both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa show that no significant differences exist between DSM-5 and DSM-IV definitions.
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