Eating disorder symptom severity scale: a new clinician rated measure.
This study describes the development and validation of the clinician-rated Eating Disorder Symptom Severity Scale (EDS(3)), created to address a gap in measurement options for youth with eating disorders. The EDS(3) is modeled on the Childhood Severity and Acuity of Psychiatric Illness Scales (Lyons, J. S, 1998). Factor analysis revealed a 5-factor solution and accounted for 78% of the variance, and internal consistency within the subscales was good (Cronbach alphas: 0.69 to 0.93). The EDS(3) is a valid and reliable measure designed for clinicians to help assess the severity of a youth's eating disorder and to facilitate outcomes research.
Henderson
Katherine A
KA
Regional Eating Disorders Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Buchholz
Annick
A
Perkins
Julie
J
Norwood
Sarah
S
Obeid
Nicole
N
Spettigue
Wendy
W
Feder
Stephen
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015588:Observer Variation; D009864:Ontario; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010343:Patient Admission; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome