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Table 3 Frequency (n) and percentage (%) changes in the diagnoses of AN, BN, EDNOS and OSFED/UFED with the application of DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria

From: A retrospective study of the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis of eating disorders in Victoria, Australia

 

DSM-IV

DSM-5

% Change

 

n

%

n

%

 

AN

130

45.6

195

68.4

25.2 (p < 0.001)

BN

56

19.6

58

20.4

0.7 (p = 0.15)

EDNOS/OSFED/UFED

99

34.7

38.7

11.2

23.5 (p < 0.001)

  1. DSM-IV TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, Text Revision, DSM-5 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, fifth edition, AN Anorexia Nervosa, BN bulimia nervosa, EDNOS eating disorder not otherwise specified, OSFED other specified eating disorder, UFED unspecified eating disorder