This fear is often manifested by depriving the body of food. By updating diagnostic criteria, changes to the DSM-5 should help people suffering from eating disorders receive appropriate treatment and, hopefully, also obtain insurance coverage. Prevalence and correlations of eating disorders defined by the DSM-5 in a nationally representative sample of U. The new DSM-5 introduces important and long-awaited changes in the criteria used in the diagnosis of eating disorders.
According to the DSM-5, the category of another specific eating or eating disorder (OSFED) applies to people who experience significant distress due to symptoms that are similar to those of disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, but who do not meet all the criteria for diagnosis of one of these disorders. Even if all of the DSM-5 criteria for anorexia are not met, a serious eating disorder can still occur.
