ISBN: 9780890426661 - developing an evidence-based classification of eating disorders: scientific findings for dsm-5 (7 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The culmination of several years of collaborative effortamong eating disorders investigators from around the world, Developing anEvidence-Based Classification of Eating Disorders: Scientific Findingsfor DSM-5 provides summaries of the research presentations anddiscussions of the conceptual and methodological issues involved indiagnosing and classifying eating disorders. The mission of the DSM-5 EatingDisorder Work Group was to improve the clinical utility of eating disorderdiagnoses by recommending revisions based on sound empirical evidence.Although the objective was to provide empirical information to the DSM-5Eating Disorders Work Group, the research presented in this book should beinvaluable to the eating disorders research and clinical community at largeand, by extension, to their patients.Eating disorders are serious,difficult to treat, and often lead to multiple medical complications, highrates of psychiatric comorbidity, and mortality. It is critical, then, thatclinicians be aware of the most current research, as well as understand thefoundation of the soon-to-be-released DSM-5.Improving the definitionof symptoms and syndromes is one of the critical challenges the authorstacklein particular the validity of the eating disorders not otherwisespecified category, into which 60% of patients diagnosed with an eatingdisorder now fall. In addition, other mental disorders, particularly mooddisorders and anxiety disorders, co-occur at a higher rate than would beexpected. These findings indicate the need for greater specificity in thenosology, an issue which the investigators address. Other topics addressed include: Eating disorders in children and adolescents, including diagnosticdifferences and classification. Also included is a chapter on the validityof applying a classification for feeding disorders in infants and youngchildren, as well as one that covers latent profile analysis to identifyeating disorder phenotypes in the adolescent population. Culturalconsiderations and cross-cultural variation in the classification of eatingdisorders, including Native American, Japanese, Canadian, and Pacific Fijianpopulations. A discussion of non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa and itssuitability for inclusion in DSM-5. Current and future directions forthe assessment of the cognitive criteria for anorexia nervosa. Achapter on loss of control eating, including implications for future weightgain, depression, binge drinking, and substance abuse. Key terms,references, summaries, charts, tables, and other illustrative features areabundant and assist the reader in understanding the research and putting itin context. Developing an Evidence-Based Classification of EatingDisorders: Scientific Findings for DSM-5 is required reading forboth investigators and clinicians in the rapidly evolving field of eatingdisorders. This book provides summaries of the research presentationsand discussions of the conceptual and methodological issues involved indiagnosing and classifying eating disorders. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…