Research Article

Do DSM-5 Eating Disorder Criteria Overpathologize Normative Eating Patterns among Individuals with Obesity?

Table 2

DSM-IV versus DSM-5 eating disorder diagnoses conferred by structured interviews in an outpatient weight-loss seeking sample.

DSM-IV research diagnosis (SCID-IV)DSM-5 research diagnosis
BNBEDOSFEDNo eating disorderTotal

BN2 0 0 02
BED08 109
EDNOS0117 018
No eating disorder00368 71
Total292168100

BN = bulimia nervosa, BED = binge eating disorder, EDNOS = eating disorder not otherwise specified, and OSFED = other specified feeding or eating disorders.