Do DSM-5 Eating Disorder Criteria Overpathologize Normative Eating Patterns among Individuals with Obesity?

• Main Authors: Jennifer J. Thomas (Author), Katherine A. Koh (Author), Kamryn T. Eddy (Author), Andrea S. Hartmann (Author), Helen B. Murray (Author), Mark J. Gorman (Author), Stephanie Sogg (Author), Anne E. Becker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. DSM-5 revisions have been criticized in the popular press for overpathologizing normative eating patterns-particularly among individuals with obesity. To evaluate the evidence for this and other DSM-5 critiques, we compared the point prevalence and interrater reliability of DSM-IV versus...