A Self-rating Scale for Bulimia The †̃¿ BITE'
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چکیده
A new briefquestionnaire, the BulimicInvestigatory Test,Edinburgh(BITE), forthe detectionanddescriptionof binge-eatingis described.Datafromtwo separatepopulations demonstratesatisfactoryreliabilityandvalidity.Thescalehasmeasuresof bothsymptoms andseverity. AllitemsintheDSM-lll definition ofbulimiandRussell's definition ofbulimia nervosaarecoveredbut the questionnaireis morethan just anoperationalisedchecklist of these diagnostic criteria.
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