Assessing severity in anorexia nervosa: Do the DSM-5 and an alternative severity rating based on overvaluation of weight and shape severity differ in psychological and biological correlates?

An Binh DangLitza KiropoulosDavid J CastleZoe Marie JenkinsAndrea PhillipouSusan L RossellIsabel Krug

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2023)

This study provided no support for the DSM-5 severity rating for AN, while initial support was found for the weight/shape overvaluation approach in indexing psychological but not biological correlates.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
body weight
psychometric properties