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Weight concern should not be a necessary criterion for the eating disorders: A polemic
Author(s) -
Palmer Robert L.
Publication year - 1993
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(199312)14:4<459::aid-eat2260140409>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , subject (documents) , substitution (logic) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , philosophy , computer science , library science , linguistics
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. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.