title: Weight concern should not be a necessary criterion for the eating disorders: a polemic.
abstract: Problems associated with the inclusion of weight concern as a necessary and defining criterion for the diagnosis of the eating disorders are reviewed. It is proposed that the substitution of the criterion of eating restraint that is overinvested by the subject might have advantages for both clinical classification and for research.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Psychiatry, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001066:Appetite; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales