Practice Guidelines

Clinical Assessment Tools

A clinical interview can be useful when obtaining more comprehensive information to inform diagnosis and treatment.

  • Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders Examination [Fairburn, CG, Cooper, Z. (1993) The Eating Disorder Examination Fairburn, CG Wilson, GT eds. Binge Eating: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment, 317-360 Guilford New York.]
  • Interview for Diagnosis of Eating Disorders [Kutlesic, V., Williamson, D. A., Gleaves, D. H., Barbin, J. M., & Murphy-Eberenz, K. P. (1998). The Interview for the Diagnosis of Eating Disorders - IV: Application to DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria. Psychological Assessment, 10, 1, 41-48]
  • Clinical Eating Disorder Rating Instrument [Palmer, R., Christie, M., Cordle, C., Davies, D., et al. (1987). A clinical eating disorders rating instrument (CEDRI): A preliminary description. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 6(1), 9-16.]

Self-Report Assessment Tools

Self-report measures are fairly quick to administer, and can provide useful information about Eating Disorder symptoms.

Other Resources