title: Eating disorder diagnostic scale: additional evidence of reliability and validity.
abstract: The authors conducted 4 studies investigating the reliability and validity of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (HDDS; E. Stice, C. F. Telch, & S. L. Rizvi, 2000), a brief self-report measure for diagnosing anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Study 1 found that the HDDS showed criterion validity with interview-based diagnoses, convergent validity with risk factors for eating pathology, and internal consistency. Studies 2 and 3 found that the EDDS was sufficiently sensitive to detect the effects of eating disorder prevention programs. Regarding predictive validity, Studies 3 and 4 found that the EDDS predicted response to a prevention program and future onset of eating pathology and depression. Results provide additional evidence of the reliability and validity of this scale and suggest it may be useful in clinical and research applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. estice@ori.org
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stice
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology