The specific psychopathology of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is complex in form. Although for many purposes self-report questionnaires are a satisfactory measure of this psychopathology, for detailed psychopathological studies and for investigations into the effects of treatment, more sensit
The eating disorders awareness test: A new instrument for the assessment of the effectiveness of psychoeducational approaches to the treatment of eating disorders
โ Scribed by Ulrike Schmidt; Shirine Ali; Gaynor Slone; Jane Tiller; Janet Treasure
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 395 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-4133
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โฆ Synopsis
A consecutiwe series of 76 patients with ICD-10 bulimia nervosa or atypical bulimia nerwosa (WHO, 1992) were giwen the Eating Disorders Awareness Test (EDAT) to assess patients' awareness of the risks and maintaining factors of their disorder. Control subjects were 88 female college students and 20 health professionals interested in the treatment of eating disorders. There were no differences between patients and control subjects in terms of their knowledge about the disorder. Severity and duration of eating disorder, current depression and prewious treatment did not predict scores on the EDAT.
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