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| Acronym | Title | Type of Tool | Eating Disorders | Ages | Delivery setting | Evaluates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEES | Safe Exercise at Every Stage (SEES) | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Exercise attitudes | |
| MDS | Australian National Minimum Dataset | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | N/A | |
| Eating Disorder Safe Principles | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | N/A | ||
| National Eating Disorders Strategy (NEDC) | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | N/A | ||
| Australian Eating Disorders Research & Translation Strategy 2021-2031 | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | N/A | ||
| V-EDS | Vegetarian Vegan Eating Disorder Screener | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| FFQ | Fear of Food Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | ARFID | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Signs and symptoms |
| US Household Food Security Survey | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Dietary intake, Quality of life | |
| EMS | Eating for Muscularity Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Muscularity attitudes, Body shape attitudes |
| EMAQ | Emotional Appetite Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Emotion regulation |
| ELOCS | Eating Loss of Control Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | BN, BED | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EHQ | Eating Habits Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | ON | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EES-C | Emotional Eating Scale Adapted for Use in Children and Adolescents | Mechanisms/Processes | BED | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Emotion regulation, Eating attitudes |
| EES | Emotional Eating Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | BED | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Emotion regulation, Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EED | Exercise and Eating Disorders Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Exercise attitudes |
| EDY-Q | Eating Disorders in Youth-Questionnaire | Screening | ARFID | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EDSA | Eating Disorders Screen for Athletes | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| EDRQ | Eating Disorders Recovery Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Change in symptoms, Self-acceptance |
| EDQOL | Eating Disorder Quality of Life | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Quality of life |
| EDQ-O | Eating Disorder Questionnaire-Online | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| EDQLS | Eating Disorder Quality of Life Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Quality of life |
| EDI-3 | Eating Disorder Inventory-3 | Diagnostic | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes, Emotion regulation, Self-acceptance |
| EDFLIX | Eating Disorder Flexibility Index | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Cognitive flexibility, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Exercise attitudes |
| EDE-QS | Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire short form | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| EDE-Q | Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire | Diagnostic | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| EDE | Eating Disorder Examination | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| EDDS | Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale | Diagnostic | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| ED-CBQ-R | Eating Disorder Core Beliefs Questionnaire Revised | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions |
| ED-CBQ | Eating Disorder Core Beliefs Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions |
| EDBQ | Eating Disorder Belief Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions |
| EDAM | Eating Disorder Assessment for Men | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes |
| EDA-5 | The Eating Disorder Assessment for DSM-5 | Diagnostic | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| ED-15-Y | Eating Disorder-15 for Youth | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes, Change in symptoms |
| ED-15-P | Eating Disorder‐15 for Parents/Caregivers | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Change in symptoms |
| ED-15 | Eating Disorders-15 | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes, Change in symptoms |
| EBQ-18 | Eating Beliefs Questionnaire 18 | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Cognitive distortions |
| EBQ | Eating Beliefs Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Cognitive distortions |
| EAT-40 | Eating Attitude Test - 40 | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EAT-26 | Eating Attitude Test - 26 | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| DRI | Dietary Rules Inventory | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| DOS | Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale | Screening | ON | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| DMS | Drive for Muscularity Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Muscularity attitudes |
| DESA-6 | Disordered Eating Screen for Athletes | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| DERS-16 | Brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Emotion regulation |
| Self-regulation of Eating Behaviour Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes | |
| RED-13 | Reward-based Eating Drive | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| MAC-R | Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Questionnaire Revised | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Cognitive distortions |
| DERS | Difficulties in Emotion Regulation | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Emotion regulation |
| IPT-ED | Interpersonal Therapy for Eating Disorders | Treatment | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Structured therapy sessions | Interpersonal relationships |
| EDE-BSV | Eating Disorder Examination - Bariatric Surgery Version | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| DEPS-R | Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| EDRSQ | Eating Disorder Recovery Self-Efficacy Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Change in symptoms, Self-acceptance, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes |
| DEBQ-C | Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire for Children | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Children (6-12 years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| SATAQ-4R | Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire - 4 Revised | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes |
| DEBQ | Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| DEAS | Disordered Eating Attitude Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| DBT | Dialectical Behavioural Therapy | Treatment | General | Children (6-12 years), Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Structured therapy sessions | Emotion regulation |
| EPSI | Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Cognitive flexibility, Exercise attitudes |
| CR-EAT | Clinical and Research Inventory for Eating Disorders | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Cognitive distortions |
| EPSI-CRV | Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory - Clinician Rated Version | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Cognitive flexibility, Exercise attitudes |
| FAAQ | Food Acceptance and Awareness Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes, Self-acceptance |
| FBT | Family Based Therapy | Treatment | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Structured therapy sessions | Eating attitudes, Dietary intake |
| HeRQoLED | Health Related Quality of Life in Eating Disorder | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Quality of life, Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Emotion regulation, Eating attitudes |
| IDEA | Identity and Eating Disorders Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| IOI-Screener | InsideOut Institute-Screener | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes |
| LOCES | Loss of Control Over Eating Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| MAEDS | Multifactorial Assessment of Eating Disorders Symptoms | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Change in symptoms |
| MANTRA | The Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults | Treatment | AN | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Structured therapy sessions | Cognitive distortions, Emotion regulation, Interpersonal relationships |
| MBAS | Male Body Attitudes Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes |
| MBCQ | Male Specific Body Checking Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes |
| MBSRQ | Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| MDDI | Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Muscularity attitudes, Body shape attitudes |
| NEQ | Night Eating Questionnaire | Screening | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| NIAS | Nine Item ARFID scale | Screening | ARFID | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| PARDI | Pica, ARFID, Rumination Disorder Interview | Diagnostic | ARFID | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| PARDI-AR-Q | Pica, ARFID, Rumination Disorder Interview - ARFID Questionnaire | Screening | ARFID | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| SCID-5 | Structured Clinical interview for DSM-5 | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms |
| SCOFF | SCOFF | Screening | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| YBOCS-BE | Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale modified for binge eating | Mechanisms/Processes | BED | Adults (18+ years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms, Cognitive flexibility, Eating attitudes |
| CIA | Clinical Impairment Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Quality of life |
| CHEDS | Change in Eating Disorder Symptoms | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Change in symptoms, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes |
| ChEAT | Children's Eating Attitudes Test | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Children (6-12 years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| CET | The Compulsive Exercise Test | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Exercise attitudes |
| CES | Compulsive Eating Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| CBT-E | Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | Treatment | General | Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Structured therapy sessions | Signs and symptoms, Cognitive distortions |
| BULIT-R | Bulimia Test - Revised | Screening | BN | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| BTQ | Bulimic Thoughts Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | BN | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Cognitive distortions |
| BSQ | Body Shape Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Body shape attitudes | |
| BNSOCQ | Bulimia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | BN | Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Readiness to recover |
| BITE | Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh | Screening | BN | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Eating attitudes |
| BISY | Body Image Scale for Youth | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BI-AAQ | Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BES | Binge Eating Scale | Screening | BED | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| BEDS-7 | Binge-Eating Disorder Screener | Screening | BED | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes |
| BDS | Body Dissatisfaction Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BCQ | Body Checking Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BCDS | Bulimia Cognitive Distortions Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | BN | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Cognitive distortions |
| BCCS | Body Checking Cognitions Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BATT | Bulimic Automatic Thoughts Test | Mechanisms/Processes | BN | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms |
| BAS-2A | Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Autistic adults | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BAS-2 | Body Appreciation Scale - 2 | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BAS | Body Appreciation Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| BAAS | Beliefs About Appearance Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| ARSB | Appearance-Related Safety Behavior Scale | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Body shape attitudes |
| ANSOCQ | Anorexia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire | Mechanisms/Processes | AN | Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Readiness to recover |
| AES | Australian Eating Survey | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Dietary intake |
| ADE | Athletic Disordered Eating | Screening | General | Adults (18+ years) | Self-report | Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes |
| ACT | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders | Treatment | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Structured therapy sessions | Self-acceptance, Readiness to recover, Cognitive flexibility |
| Body image, eating disorders, and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment. | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Signs and symptoms, Quality of life, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Readiness to recover, Change in symptoms, Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions, Emotion regulation | ||
| Academy for Eating Disorders Guidelines | Manuals and guidelines | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years) | Signs and symptoms, Quality of life, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Readiness to recover, Change in symptoms, Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions, Emotion regulation | ||
| The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders | Manuals and guidelines | General | Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Signs and symptoms, Quality of life, Eating attitudes, Body shape attitudes, Readiness to recover, Change in symptoms, Self-acceptance, Cognitive distortions, Emotion regulation | ||
| ACAES | Australian Child and Adolescent Eating Survey | Mechanisms/Processes | General | Children (6-12 years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Self-report | Dietary intake |
| DSM-5 | DSM-5 for Eating Disorders | Diagnostic | General | Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Children (6-12 years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms |
| CASIAN | Clinician Administered Staging Instrument for Anorexia Nervosa | Diagnostic | AN | Adults (18+ years), Adolescents (13 - 17 years) | Semi-structured interview | Signs and symptoms |