[Development of a questionnaire for body weight associated anxiety in anorexia nervosa].
Anxiety plays a comprehensive role in the psychopathology of anorexic patients and the long-term course of the disorder. Despite the importance of the major symptoms: weight phobia, there has been no systematic documentation to date of therapeutically and prognostically meaningful weight-associated fears. Given the use of a preventative approach in the early diagnosis of specific anxiety symptoms. We developed a questionnaire (Anorexia Anxiety Scale, AAS) based on a survey of 372 girls attending different types of secondary schools and a sample of 26 former patients. The number of items was reduced from 32 to 8 by means of a factor analysis. Upon further validation, the questionnaire should then be applicable for use as a screening instrument.
Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
Ulrike M E
UM
Schulze
Ferdinand
F
Keller
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires