title: Ability of EDI-2 and EDI-3 to correctly identify patients and subjects at risk for eating disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The prevention and early recognition of eating disorders (EDs) are important topics in public health. This study aims to compare the efficacy of the Eating Disorder Inventory 2 (EDI-2) with the new version, EDI-3 in recognising patients and identifying subjects at risk for EDs.
  
  
  METHODS
  The EDI-2 and EDI-3 were administered to 92 female patients with ED and 265 females from a population at risk for EDs. Experienced psychiatrists in this field held blind interviews with participants by means of the SCID-I to determine the diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the cut-offs suggested by the authors, the EDI-3 correctly identified nearly all of the ED patients (99%), while the EDI-2 divulged less than half (48%). Both versions of the test showed comparable capability to identify participants at risk for EDs but the EDI-3 seemed slightly more reliable than the EDI-2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The EDI-2 remains a valid and very specific test. However, the new EDI-3 seems to be experimentally superior, because it typifies nearly all patients across the ED span, including those with Binge Eating Disorder and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. In addition, it appears to be more reliable.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy. Electronic address: segura@unicz.it.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Segura-García
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aloi
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rania
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciambrone
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.affiliation: National Hospital for Paraplegics, Toledo Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ruiz Moruno
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro Italy.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Fazio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical typification; EDI-2; EDI-3; Eating disorders; Screening