. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 15.

Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;78(2):184–189. doi: 10.4088/JCP.15m10393

Table 1.

Psychiatric Status Ratings for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Psychiatric Status Rating	Anorexia Nervosa	Bulimia Nervosa	Descriptors
1	No symptoms	No symptoms	Recovery^a
2	~95% expected body weight; fat phobia, body image disturbance, and/or overvaluation of weight/shape present	No binge/purge behaviors; fights urges to binge/purge; cognitive symptoms may be present

3	~90% expected body weight; fat phobia, body image disturbance, and/or overvaluation of weight/shape present	Binge/purge behaviors ≤2× / mo; cognitive symptoms may be present	Partial recovery
4	Narrowly misses full criteria for anorexia nervosa	Narrowly misses full criteria for bulimia nervosa

5	Full criteria for anorexia nervosa	Full criteria for bulimia nervosa	Full criteria
6	Full criteria for anorexia nervosa; symptoms severe enough to warrant inpatient care	Full criteria for bulimia nervosa; symptoms severe enough to warrant inpatient care

For an individual to meet criteria for recovery from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, she would have a maximum psychiatric status rating of 2 for 52 consecutive weeks.