Are DSM-5 Eating Disorder Severity Indicators Clinically Meaningful? A Commentary on A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the DSM-5 Severity Ratings for Eating Disorders

Are DSM-5 Eating Disorder Severity Indicators Clinically Meaningful? A Commentary on A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the DSM-5 Severity Ratings for Eating Disorders

Comments on the article by A. B. Dang et al. (see record 2022-48933-001), which examined the clinical utility of the DSM severity ratings for eating disorders (EDs). The meta-analysis and systematic review by Dang et al. indicates that the DSM's first iteration of ED severity indicators may not...

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Published in:Clinical psychology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 345 - 348
Main Authors: Aouad, Phillip, Bryant, Emma, Martenstyn, Jordan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington DC Educational Publishing Foundation 01-12-2022
Subjects:
Between Groups Design
Binge Eating Disorder
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Eating Disorders
Psychodiagnostic Typologies
Psychopathology
Rating
Severity (Disorders)
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Summary:Comments on the article by A. B. Dang et al. (see record 2022-48933-001), which examined the clinical utility of the DSM severity ratings for eating disorders (EDs). The meta-analysis and systematic review by Dang et al. indicates that the DSM's first iteration of ED severity indicators may not be of high clinical utility to clinicians. We contend that EDs are complex biopsychosocial illnesses and any attempt to codify diagnostic severity should consider a range of clinical indicators, in addition to BMI and the frequency of pathological behaviors (e.g., bingeing or compensatory episodes). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0969-5893
1468-2850
DOI:10.1037/cps0000107