This concise text contains clinical cases covering different types of dysfunctional eating with
a focus on the eating disorders in the DSM-5 including the new disorder Avoidant-Restrictive
Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Each case will follow the format of clinical presentation
diagnosis discussion and suggested readings. The discussion sections will prioritize
treatment and management with practical tips for clinicians. The text will also include boxed
quick snapshots with important fundamentals that are relevant to the case and the diagnosis or
diagnoses being presented. Presentations that are common in clinical practice but that may not
fit neatly into one specific diagnostic category will also be reviewed with guidance on
principles of assessment prioritization of problems formulation and management. The book
encourages the consideration of comorbidities and differential diagnosis. The structure of the
book's content will give readers a head-start in honing their differential diagnosis skills in
the area of eating disorders. The book is split into three categories based on the most
immediately visible features of the case: I. The person who eats too little II. The person who
eats too much III. The person who eats in an odd or idiosyncratic way. For teaching purposes
several of the cases describe a not normal eating presentation that are not classified within
one of the current definitions of a psychiatric disorder. Fundamentals of Diagnosing and
Treating Eating Disorders is aimed at psychiatrists primary care physicians and other
clinicians who may see patients with eating disorders.
