Test-retest reliability of the eating disorder examination

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the test-rete st reliability of the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE). Method: This study examined the test-retest and interrater reliability of the EDE in 20 adult women with a range of eating disorder symptoms. Trained assessors administ ered the EDE to participants on two separate occasions, ranging from 2 to 7 days apart. Results: Test-retest correlations were .7 or greater for all s ubscales and measures of eating disorder behaviors except for subjective bu limic episodes and subjective bulimic days. Interrater reliability was unif ormly high with correlations above .9. Discussion: Results provide further support for the reliability of the EDE, but suggest that smaller binge epis odes may not be reliable indicators of eating pathology. (C) 2000 by John W iley & Sons, Inc.