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This is a search engine for clinicians, researchers, educators, policymakers, or community organisations offering a central hub for evidence-based screening tools, assessments, guidance, and treatments for people with Eating Disorders

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Eating Attitude Test - 40

Authors

David M. Garner, Paul E. Garfinkel (1979)

The EAT-40 is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. The EAT-26 is a shortened version of this same tool.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying individuals at risk for eating disorders and for assessing the severity of eating disorder symptoms.

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Garner, D. M., Garfinkel, P. E. (1979). The Eating Attitudes Test: an index of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa. Psychological Medicine, 9(2), 273–279. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700030762

Garner, D. M., Olmsted, M. P., Bohr, Y., & Garfinkel, P. E. (1982). The Eating Attitudes Test: psychometric features and clinical correlates. Psychological Medicine, 12 (4), 871–878. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700049163

Type of tool

Screening

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

40

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Arabic , German

Type of tool

Screening

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

40

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Arabic , German