1. Introduction to Clinical Assessment for Eating Disorders
- John R. E. Fox1,
- Ken P. Goss2
Published Online: 3 OCT 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118328910.ch1
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Eating and its Disorders
Additional Information
How to Cite
Goss, K. and Fox, J. R. E. (2012) Introduction to Clinical Assessment for Eating Disorders, in Eating and its Disorders (eds J. R. E. Fox and K. P. Goss), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118328910.ch1
Editor Information
- 1
Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, UK
- 2
Coventry Eating Disorders Service, United Kingdom
Publication History
- Published Online: 3 OCT 2012
- Published Print: 9 OCT 2012
Book Series:
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470683545
Online ISBN: 9781118328910
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- anorexia nervosa (AN);
- bulimia nervosa (BN);
- clinical assessment;
- eating disorder diagnoses;
- eating disorders (EDs);
- eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS)
Summary
This introductory chapter to clinical assessment for eating disorders (EDs) outlines the most frequently used eating disorder diagnoses and how these may relate to the course of illness and prognosis. One of the most commonly used classificatory systems for mental health diagnosis (DSM-IV; APA, 2004) groups EDs into three main types: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and atypical eating disorders or eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The course and outcome of EDs is extremely variable and appears to involve the complex interplay of a number of factors that dictate the nature of the course of the ED. The chapter briefly mentions some of the difficulties with the diagnostic categorization of people with an ED.