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Bulimic attitudes in different eating disorders: Clinical utility of the BITE
Author(s) -
Waller Glenn
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199201)11:1<73::aid-eat2260110110>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - psychology , categorization , binge eating , eating disorders , clinical psychology , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , psychometrics , philosophy , epistemology
The Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE) is a self‐report measure, claiming to differentiate binge eaters and comparison women on the basis of bulimic symptoms. The present study reports on the clinical utility of this measure in differentiating subgroups of binge eaters. The BITE is found to be unable to categorize anorexics of the bulimic subtype, and its accuracy in detecting other types of bulimia is poorer than has been described by previous research. However, some novel potential uses are proposed, which suggest that the BITE retains some clinical and research utility.