The validity of the DSM-IV scheme for classifying bulimic eating disorders

Assesses the validity of the Diagnosis and statistical manual of mental disorders-IV (DSM-IV) scheme for classifying recurrent binge eating. Descriptive and predictive validity in the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa; Impossibility of DSM-IV in distinguishing binge-eating disorder from the nonpurging subtype; Bulimic eating disorders on a continuum of clinical severity.Hay, Phillipa; Fairburn, Christophe