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Classification of eating disorders
Author(s) -
Halmi Katherine A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198322)2:4<21::aid-eat2260020404>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology
Investigations in the past ten years have provided demographic, clinical, and physiological data in the field of eating disorders. Classification of the eating disorders at present varies from country to country and from investigator to investigator. This article discusses the controversies and problems in the current state of classification of the eating disorders.