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The Binge Eating Scale is a sixteen item questionnaire used to assess the presence of binge eating behavior indicative of an eating disorder. It was devised by J. Gormally et al. in 1982 specifically for use with obese individuals.
Studies suggest that anti-obesity drugs, or moderate appetite suppressants, may be key to controlling binge eating. [23] Many eating disorders are thought to be behavioral patterns that stem from emotional struggles; for the individual to develop lasting improvement and a healthy relationship with food, these behavioral obstacles need to be ...
Pages in category "Eating disorders screening and assessment tools" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Appetite suppressants can impact several systems in your body, Keatley says. ... (Some experts say eating three to five meals can help for weight loss, but research is inconclusive about whether ...
The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) is a self-report questionnaire that assesses the presence of three eating disorders; anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. It was adapted by Stice et al. in 2000 from the validated structured psychiatric interview: The Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) and the eating disorder ...
The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is a self-report questionnaire used to assess the presence of eating disorders, (a) anorexia nervosa both restricting and binge-eating/purging type; (b) bulimia nervosa; and (c) eating disorder not otherwise specified including binge eating disorder. The original questionnaire consisted of 64 questions ...
Monoamine reuptake inhibitors, including DRIs, have proven quite effective in managing excessive food consumption and regulating appetite in obese patients. Though such pharmacotherapy is still available, the majority of stimulant anorectics marketed for this purpose have been withdrawn or discontinued due to adverse side effects such as ...
Eating concern; Shape concern; Weight concern; The questions concern the frequency in which the patient engages in behaviors indicative of an eating disorder over a 28-day period. The test is scored on a 7-point scale from 0–6. With a zero score indicating not having engaged in the questioned behavior. [2]