What is OSFED? The predicament of classifying 'other' eating disorders.
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Abstract | :
The transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5 relaxed diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and recognised a third eating disorder, binge eating disorder. However, a large proportion of cases remain in the ill-defined category of 'other specified feeding and eating disorders'. We sought to investigate the utility of a proposed solution to classify this group further, subdividing based on the dominant clinical feature: binge eating/purging or restraint. Cluster analysis failed to identify clusters in a treatment-seeking sample based on symptoms of restraint, binge eating, purging and over-evaluation of shape and weight. Further investigation of this highly heterogeneous group is required. |
Year of Publication | :
2021
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Journal | :
BJPsych open
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Volume | :
7
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Issue | :
5
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Number of Pages | :
e147
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Date Published | :
2021
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472421009856/type/journal_article
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DOI | :
10.1192/bjo.2021.985
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Short Title | :
BJPsych Open
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