The past over-usage of the DSM-IV category of "not otherwise specified" (NOS) resulted in it becoming a vague, catch-all label. The new nomenclature in the DSM-5 is Unspecified Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder (UDICCD), however, there are little to no data available on...
The author presents his opinion on the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) revision of its diagnostic guide in 2013, discussing how the book, the "Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders " (DSM-5) changes the diagnosis for unspecified metal disorders.Sax...
The aim of the current study was to explore what disorders in UFED might look like in an adolescent population.MethodWe examined a large cohort of adolescent female twins (N = 699) who were assessed on three occasions and who did not meet a DSM-5 eating disorder diagnosis but who reported...
The merit of adding a criterion for clinical significance to the eating disorders, similar to other DSM-5 disorders, warrants consideration. At the least, screening tools should measure distress and impairment associated with eating disorder symptoms in order to capture adolescents in greatest need ...
The Eating Disorders Workgroup for DSM-5 aimed to reduce the prevalence of ED-NOS by broadening the anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) criteria. The OSFED and UFED diagnoses are designed to be used only with individuals who have a clinically significant eating or feeding disorder ...
(DSM-5) as mental disorders for individuals who have significant struggles with food, eating and/or body image, but don't meet all of the criteria necessary to be diagnosed with the more widely recognized Eating Disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. Beca...
other specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED)unspecified eating disorder (UFED)eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)atypical eating disordersObjectiveTo examine the occurrence, course, and clinical picture of the DSM-5 residual categories Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder' (OSFED...