Table 1.

Proposed criteria for “Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa” Hay and Touyz (3).

(1) A persistent state of dietary restriction, underweight, and overvaluation of weight/shape with functional impairment

(2) Duration of >3 years of anorexia nervosa; and

(3) Exposure to at least two evidence-based treatments appropriately delivered together with a diagnostic assessment and formulation that incorporates an assessment of the person's eating disorder health literacy and stage of change