THE YALE-BROWN-CORNELL EATING DISORDER SCALE - A NEW SCALE TO ASSESS EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY

Anorectic and bulimic patients (n = 100) were interviewed using the Ya le-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorder Scale (YBC-EDS). All patients reporte d preoccupations and rituals related to their eating disorder ranging from mild to severe symptomatology, with mean scores in the moderate r ange. The preoccupations were more severe than the rituals; however, t he rituals were still time-consuming, distressing, and interfered with functioning. Both preoccupations and rituals were largely ego syntoni c. The YBC-EDS is an easy to administer interview which characterizes and quantifies preoccupations and rituals associated with eating disor ders. It is useful both for research and clinical purposes. (C) 1995 b y John Wiley & Sons, Inc.