Posted by Racer on October 30, 2006, at 19:23:48
In reply to Why no weight requirement for BED diagnosis?, posted by zazenducky on October 30, 2006, at 15:10:23
Apparently, the DSM V will be dropping the amenorrhea requirement for AN, and modifying the weight criteria. I'm not sure what they're doing to replace the 85% part, but the working group has apparently decided that they agree with you, at least in part.
I don't think it should be done away with entirely, though. There's a world of difference between someone who is afraid of becoming fat, and someone who is afraid of becoming fat and so drops to dangerously low weights. That, of course, is just my opinion, and everyone is free to disagree with it.
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