Assessment instruments for eating disorders

Abstract

This article describes the most useful instruments and methods that measure general and specific psychopathological features of the eating disorders. Thirteen self-report measures and two interviewer-based instruments are reviewed. The authors present, for each instrument, a brief description of its structure, their preferential utilization and the availability of a Portuguese version. At the end, a proposal of a psychometric protocol for the assessment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder is suggested.