Artigo Revisado por pares

Assessment of eating disorders: Interview or self‐report questionnaire?

1994; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/1098-108x(199412)16

ISSN

1098-108X

Autores

Christopher G. Fairburn, Sarah J. Beglin,

Tópico(s)

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Resumo

A detailed comparison was made of two methods for assessing the features of eating disorders. An investigator-based interview was compared with a self-report questionnaire based directly on that interview. A number of important discrepancies emerged. Although the two measures performed similarly with respect to the assessment of unambiguous behavioral features such as self-induced vomiting and dieting, the self-report questionnaire generated higher scores than the interview when assessing more complex features such as binge eating and concerns about shape. Both methods underestimated body weight.

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