Abstract

CME Educational Objectives 1. Describe the core clinical features of anorexia nervosa (AN). 2. Understand the concerns surrounding the DSM-IV criteria for AN. 3. Delineate the changes in the diagnostic criteria for AN recommended for DSM-5 . The clinical descriptions of anorexia nervosa by Richard Morton in 1689 remains remarkably similar to the condition we recognize as anorexia nervosa today. 1 In fact, the medical history of Mary, Queen of Scots, born in 1542, is thought to be compatible with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. 2

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