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Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V.

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Bravender, T; Bryant-Waugh, R; Herzog, D; Katzman, D; Kriepe, RD; Lask, B; Le Grange, D; Lock, J; Loeb, KL; Marcus, MD; Madden, S; Nicholls, D ...
Published in: Eur Eat Disord Rev
March 2010

Childhood and adolescence are critical periods of neural development and physical growth. The malnutrition and related medical complications resulting from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified may have more severe and potentially more protracted consequences during youth than during other age periods. The consensus opinion of an international workgroup of experts on the diagnosis and treatment of child and adolescent eating disorders is that (a) lower and more developmentally sensitive thresholds of symptom severity (e.g. lower frequency of purging behaviours, significant deviations from growth curves as indicators of clinical severity) be used as diagnostic boundaries for children and adolescents, (b) behavioural indicators of psychological features of eating disorders be considered even in the absence of direct self-report of such symptoms and (c) multiple informants (e.g. parents) be used to ascertain symptom profiles. Collectively, these recommendations will permit earlier identification and intervention to prevent the exacerbation of eating disorder symptoms.

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Eur Eat Disord Rev

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EISSN

1099-0968

Publication Date

March 2010

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

79 / 89

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Humans
  • Health Planning Guidelines
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Child Behavior
  • Child
  • Bulimia Nervosa
 

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Bravender, T., Bryant-Waugh, R., Herzog, D., Katzman, D., Kriepe, R. D., Lask, B., … Workgroup for Classification of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, . (2010). Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V. Eur Eat Disord Rev, 18(2), 79–89. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.994
Bravender, T., R. Bryant-Waugh, D. Herzog, D. Katzman, R. D. Kriepe, B. Lask, D. Le Grange, et al. “Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V.Eur Eat Disord Rev 18, no. 2 (March 2010): 79–89. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.994.
Bravender T, Bryant-Waugh R, Herzog D, Katzman D, Kriepe RD, Lask B, et al. Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2010 Mar;18(2):79–89.
Bravender, T., et al. “Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V.Eur Eat Disord Rev, vol. 18, no. 2, Mar. 2010, pp. 79–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/erv.994.
Bravender T, Bryant-Waugh R, Herzog D, Katzman D, Kriepe RD, Lask B, Le Grange D, Lock J, Loeb KL, Marcus MD, Madden S, Nicholls D, O’Toole J, Pinhas L, Rome E, Sokol-Burger M, Wallin U, Zucker N, Workgroup for Classification of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Classification of eating disturbance in children and adolescents: proposed changes for the DSM-V. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2010 Mar;18(2):79–89.
Journal cover image

Published In

Eur Eat Disord Rev

DOI

EISSN

1099-0968

Publication Date

March 2010

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

79 / 89

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Humans
  • Health Planning Guidelines
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Child Behavior
  • Child
  • Bulimia Nervosa