Table 2.

Common assessments used to screen for eating disorders

Questionnaire	Citation	Construct Assessed	Number of items	Scale	Clinical Cutoff Used in Screening Work	Strengths	Weaknesses
Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26)	Garner, Olmsted, Bohr, & Garfinkel [45]	ED attitudes and behaviors	26	6-point scale ranging from never to always	Score of 20 or greater indicates a probable ED	-Simple scoring procedure	-Because of the large number of items, may be time-intensive to administer and score
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)	Stice, Telch, & Rizvi [47]	Brief self-report scale for diagnosing AN, BN, and BED	22	7-point rating scale items, yes/no items, and ED behaviors assessed on 0–14 frequency scale	Different scoring instructions according to diagnosis being assessed	-Screens for specific ED diagnoses -Assesses ED behaviors and psychopathology	-Although algorithm not required, moderately complex scoring procedure
Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)	Fairburn & Beglin [31]	Disordered eating thoughts and behaviors over the past 28 days; 4 subscales are generated (i.e., eating concern, shape concern, weight concern, dietary restraint), as well as a global score and frequencies of ED behaviors, such as binge eating and self-induced vomiting	36	Subscale items assessed on a 0 to 6 scale, with differing anchors, and ED behaviors assed with a write-in response format	-Scoring ≥ 4 (although some have used ≥ 3 [i.e., Lipson & Sonneville, 2017) on the subscales (i.e., restraint, eating concern, shape concern, weight concern) or global score; -Endorsing 1+ objective binge eating episodes in the past 4 weeks -Endorsing 1+ compensatory behavior episodes (i.e., self-induced vomiting; laxatives; diuretics or diet pills; and/or driven exercise) in the past 4 weeks	-Assesses frequency of ED behaviors, along with presence of ED psychopathology	-Because of the large number of items, may be time-intensive to administer and score
EDE-Q - Modified Brief Version	Grilo, Reas, Hopwood, & Crosby [48]	Modified brief version of the EDE-Q that assess three factors: dietary restraint, shape/weight overvaluation, and body dissatisfaction	7	Assessed on a 0 to 6 scale, with differing anchors	-	-Based on the EDE-Q, which is a well-supported measure of ED psychopathology	-Does not assess for all ED behaviors (e.g., binge eating, purging behaviors, etc.)
SCOFF	Morgan, Reid, & Lacey [29]	Screening questionnaire that addresses the core features of AN and BN	5	Yes/no	Endorsing 2+ items	-Brief -Simple and rapid scoring procedure -Can be administered orally or in written form	-Questions aimed at assessing AN and BN, therefore, may not capture risk for other EDs
Stanford-Washington University Eating Disorder Scale (SWED)	Graham et al. [23]	ED behaviors, pathology, and impairment in order to categorize individuals in one of four ED risk categories (i.e., possible AN, clinical/subclinical ED other than AN, high risk, low risk)	17	ED pathology and impairment rated on a 5-point scale, and ED behaviors assessed with a write-in response format	Screening algorithm based on DSM-5 criteria	-Assesses frequency of ED behaviors, along with presence of ED psychopathology -Categorizes individuals in varying levels of ED risk	-Computer-based algorithm used to determine outcome instead of simple scoring technique

Note. AN = anorexia nervosa; BED = binge eating disorder; BN = bulimia nervosa; ED= eating disorder.