A new approach to eating-disorder classification: Using empirical methods to delineate diagnostic dimensions and inform care.
Kelsie T ForbushPo-Yi ChenKelsey E HaganDanielle A N ChapaSara R GouldNicholas R EatonRobert F KruegerPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2018)
A dimensional approach to understanding and diagnosing EDs improved the ability to prospectively predict clinical course above-and-beyond the traditional categorical (DSM-based) approach. Our findings have implications for endeavors to improve the prediction of ED prognosis and course, and to develop more effective trans-diagnostic treatments.