Eating Disorders

Recent findings from Washington University, Department of Psychology highlight research in eating disorder in adolescents

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, September 12th, 2007

New research, "Assessment of binge eating in overweight youth using a questionnaire version of the child eating disorder examination with instructions," is the subject of a report. "Existing self-report methods for assessing eating disorder (ED) symptoms in youth do not adequately measure binge eating and lack sufficient psychometric support," researchers in the United States report.

"The Youth Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (YEDE-Q), a self-report version of the Child Eating Disorder Examination (ChEDE), was designed to assess the spectrum of ED psychopathology in youth. The YEDE-Q was compared to the ChEDE and the Questionnaire for Eating and Weight...

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Source: Fitness and Wellness Business Week (2007-09-12)

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