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Correspondence between the clinical assessment of eating‐disordered patients and findings derived from questionnaires at follow‐up
Author(s) -
Steinhausen HansChristoph,
Seidel Reinhold
Publication year - 1993
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(199311)14:3<367::aid-eat2260140315>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - psychology , disordered eating , clinical psychology , eating disorders , developmental psychology , psychiatry
Questionnaire scores were compared across three outcome groups in a follow‐up of eating‐disordered patients with onset of the disease during adolescence. Among a total of 40 patients, 7 continued to suffer from either anorexia or bulimia nervosa. Seven additional patients displayed partial syndromes and 26 had recovered. Both a semantic differential measuring body image and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) demonstrated limited evidence of clinical sensitivity by differentiating the three outcome groups. The Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) did not discriminate the three outcome groups. Obviously, clinical interviews and self‐report questionnaires tackle different facets of the eating disorders and, therefore, both should be used in outcome studies. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.