CPG for Eating Disorders

disorders. In 1994, the fourth version, the DSM-IV, was published. The latest version, theDSM-IV-TR, which is currently in use, was published in 2000 and includes some revisions. Atpresent the APA is developing the upcoming DSM-V, the publication of which is expected to bein 2011.The DSM is an instrument based on empirical data and presenting in the form ofdescriptive methodology with the aim of improving communication between clinicianspertaining to different orientations and between clinicians in general with different researchers.Thus, it does not try to explain different pathologies, or to propose pharmacological orpsychotherapeutic treatment guidelines or specific branches within psychology or psychiatry. Itis important to clarify that professionals with clinical experience must always use it given that itis used as a guide that must be accompanied with the necessary clinical judgement, professionalknowledge and ethical criteria.The DSM-IV is a diagnostic tool that presents a description of the current functioning ofthe patient by means of five “axes”, with the aim of providing a general view of differentfunctional areas.Anorexia nervosa (307.1)Diagnostic Criteria:a) Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height:(for example, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight