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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 Inventory-3

Authors

David M. Garner, Marion P. Olmstead, Janet Polivy (1983)

The EDI was originally published in 1983, and was developed as a self-report measure of the psychological and behavioral symptoms commonly associated with eating disorders. The EDI-3 is the latest version of this tool, and is composed of 12 primary subscales assessing: (1) Drive for Thinness, (2) Bulimia, (3) Body Dissatisfaction, (4) Low Self-Esteem, (5) Personal Alienation, (6) Interpersonal Insecurity, (7) Interpersonal Alienation, (8) Interoceptive Deficits, (9) Emotional Dysregulation, (10) Perfectionism, (11) Asceticism, and (12) Maturity Fears.

What this tool is good for:

The EDI-3 is useful for clinical evaluation and treatment planning for individuals with confirmed or suspected eating disorders. It helps in identifying psychological traits and symptom clusters relevant to eating disorders.

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Garner, D. M., Olmstead, M. P., & Polivy, J. (1983). Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2(2), 15–34). https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108x(198321)2:2<15::aid-eat2260020203>3.0.co;2-6

Garner, D. M. (2004). Eating Disorder Inventory-3. Professional Manual. Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.; Clausen, L., Rosenvinge, J.H., Friborg, O., Rokkedal, K. (2011) Validating the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3): A Comparison Between 561 Female Eating Disorders Patients and 878 Females from the General Population. J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 33(1):101-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-010-9207-4;

Stanford, S.C., Lemberg, R. (2012) A clinical comparison of men and women on the eating disorder inventory-3 (EDI-3) and the eating disorder assessment for men (EDAM). Eat Disord. 20(5),379-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2012.715516

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, Emotion regulation, Self-acceptance

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

91

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

20-30-minutes

Training

https://www.parinc.com/Products/Pkey/103

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch , Italian , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin , Polish , Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Notes

EDI-3 available for purchase at: https://www.parinc.com/products/EDI-3

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, Emotion regulation, Self-acceptance

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

91

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

20-30-minutes

Training

https://www.parinc.com/Products/Pkey/103

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch , Italian , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin , Polish , Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Notes

EDI-3 available for purchase at: https://www.parinc.com/products/EDI-3