Eating Disorders

Scales assessing symptoms of bulimia nervosa are sensitive to change

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 6th, 2005

According to a study from Germany, "Measures employed in a therapy study with a pre-post design must be sensitive to the detection of treatment-related changes.

"In the present study, the treatment sensitivity of 12 internationally established scales that assess bulimia-relevant aspects of eating and body concern is analyzed."

M. Pook and colleagues categorized the scales along three dimensions: Disturbed Eating, Restrictive Eating Behaviors, and Body Dissatisfaction.

"Measures of the same dimension were compared in a sample of 45 women with the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Patients completed the scales before and 6 weeks after...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-06)

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