title: Diagnostic criteria for eating disorders: current concerns and future directions.
abstract: This article is a critical review of the evolution of diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. The shortcomings of the current diagnostic criteria for all three disorders are addressed, as are the primary nosological challenges facing the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research