title: Are we asking the right questions? A review of assessment of males with eating disorders.
abstract: Most of the commonly used eating disorders (ED) assessments were normed and developed for females, and their status among male populations is rarely addressed in the literature. Recently, some male-specific instruments have been developed that may have some utility with this population. This article aims to: (a) briefly outline some special considerations and challenges when assessing ED in male populations; (b) review the utility of some of the most commonly used ED assessments with males; and (c) review some of the measures that have recently been developed to assess male-specific ED-related symptoms, with the hope that a greater understanding of male-specific presentation may be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA. adarcy@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Darcy
authors.forename: Iris Hsiao-Jung
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires