In the Publication of DSM-5, Changes Were Made to Reduce

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the publication of DSM-5, changes were made to reduce Other Specified and Unspecified disorders. Which of the following is not one of those changes?

• A) Addition of binge eating disorder as a standalone diagnosis.
• B) A decrease in the threshold needed to meet criteria for bulimia nervosa.
• C) Removal of the amenorrhea criterion for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.
• D) Inclusion of some borderline personality disorder symptoms in the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa.
• E) All of these changes were made to the eating and feeding disorders.

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