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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 Disorder Diagnostic Scale

Authors

Bohon, C., Stice, E. (2000)

The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) is a 22-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess the presence of eating disorders. It evaluates body image, eating habits, and compensatory behaviors over the past 3-6 months.

What this tool is good for:

The EDDS is useful for both clinical and research purposes, providing a quick and efficient way to diagnose eating disorders and monitor treatment progress.

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Stice, E., Telch, C. F., & Rizvi, S. L. (2000). Development and validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale: A brief self-report measure of anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder. Psychological Assessment, 12(2), 123–131. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.12.2.123.

Krabbenborg, M.A., Danner, U.N., Larsen, J.K., van der Veer, N., van Elburg, A.A., de Ridder, D.T., Evers, C., Stice, E., Engels, R.C. (2012) The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale: psychometric features within a clinical population and a cut-off point to differentiate clinical patients from healthy controls. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 20(4):315-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.1144

Stice, E., Fisher, M., Martinez, E. (2004) Eating disorder diagnostic scale: additional evidence of reliability and validity. Psychol Assess. 16(1):60-71. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.16.1.60

Maguen, S., Batten, A., Siegel, S. E., Huggins, J., Snow, J. L., Fenn, L. M., Dick, A. M., Zenteno, C., West, A. C., & Masheb, R. M. (2024). Validation of the EDDS-5 self-report survey against the SCID-5 diagnostic interview in US veterans. Eating Behaviors, 52, 101846). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101846

Type of tool

Diagnostic

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

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

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

22

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish

Type of tool

Diagnostic

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

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

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

22

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish