Eating Disorders in the DSM-5: Implications of Changes in the Diagnostics Categories and CriteriaThis free online webinar led by DSM-5 committee members, Dr. B. Timothy Walsh, Dr. Evelyn Attia and Dr. Steven Wonderlich, will help families and individuals affected by eating disorders understand the changes in the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), due for publication in May 2013. Topics in this webinar discussion include:
Changes to naming of specific eating disorders
Changes to specific diagnostic criteria including the new recognition of binge eating disorder, criteria for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
Changes to the EDNOS category
Implications of these categorical and criteria changes on treatment and insurance issues
Note: Due to a technical issue, the beginning of this webinar containing the introductions and biographies of the doctors did not record. To learn more about Dr. B. Timothy Walsh, Dr. Evelyn Attia and Dr. Stephen Wonderlich, please click here.
Recorded live on Thursday, May 30th, 2013