Should non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa be included in DSM-V?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 620-635

  Becker, Anne E ^a,b   Thomas, Jennifer J ^b,c   Pike, Kathleen M ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Fat phobia; Low drive for thinness AN; Non fat phobic AN

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DSM V; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 70350170520     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20727     Document Type: Review

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