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Clinical: specific disorders

Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale.

EDDS

What it measures
Brief diagnostic measure of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder symptoms mapped to DSM criteria; also yields a continuous eating-disorder symptom-composite score
Length and format
22 (DSM-IV version); EDDS-5 ~23 items (DSM-5). Mixed - Likert attitude ratings (0-6), dichotomous (yes/no) and behavioural-frequency counts + height/weight; algorithmic diagnosis + symptom-composite score (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Several languages incl. ES, DE, NO, KO, ZH
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Stice, E., Telch, C. F., & Rizvi, S. L. (2000). Development and validation of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale. Psychological Assessment, 12(2), 123-131.

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