Issues for DSM-V: should obesity be included as a brain disorder?

Am J Psychiatry. 2007 May;164(5):708-10. doi: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.5.708.
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Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Behavior, Addictive / classification
  • Behavior, Addictive / diagnosis
  • Behavior, Addictive / physiopathology
  • Body Mass Index
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Brain Diseases / classification
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis
  • Brain Diseases / physiopathology
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders*
  • Eating
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / classification
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mental Disorders / physiopathology
  • Obesity / classification
  • Obesity / diagnosis*
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / statistics & numerical data*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / classification
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology