title: The German version of the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the performance of the German version of the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS) as a parent-report screening instrument for eating disorders (ED) in their children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents of 101 ED female patients (80 with Anorexia Nervosa; 21 with Bulimia Nervosa) and of 121 age- and socioeconomic status (SES)-matched female controls completed the ABOS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure model of the ABOS. Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated good internal consistency for the three factors and the total score in the total sample. The best cut-off point (100% sensitivity and specificity) in the German version was >or=23.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ABOS may be a useful additional instrument for assessing ED.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité, Berlin, Germany. harriet.salbach@charite.de
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salbach-Andrae
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klinkowski
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holzhausen
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frieler
authors.forename: Inga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bohnekamp
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thiels
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vandereycken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003710:Demography; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D012372:ROC Curve; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations