Table 1-1. Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified Categories.
Category Description of Disorder

Subthreshold bulimia All other criteria for bulimia nervosa are met except that
 episodes are less frequent than twice per week or of a
 duration of less than three months

Nonbinging bulimia All other criteria for bulimia nervosa are met except that no
 binge eating is evident. Instead, inappropriate
 compensatory behavior occurs after eating small or normal
 amounts of food

Menstruating anorexia All other criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that
 regular menses occurs

Normal weight anorexia All other criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that
 weight is not 15% less than that expected for age and
 height


 Measurement of Eating Disorders

 A number of self-report questionnaires have been developed to assess eating

disorder symptoms in clinical and nonclinical populations. The most commonly used

measures are the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner & Garfinkle, 1979), the Eating Disorder

Inventory-2 (Garner, 1991; Garner et al., 1983), and the Bulimia Test-Revised (Smith &

Thelen, 1984; Thelen et al., 1991). These measures are often applied to athlete

populations (Hausenblas & Carron 1999; Petrie, 1993; Smolak et al., 2000). The Eating

Attitudes Test is used to assess anorexic symptomatology, and the Eating Disorder

Inventory assesses cognitions and behaviors associated with eating disorders. Finally, the

Bulimia Test is used to assess bulimic symptomatology. Each of these tests is described

in more detail below.

Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)

 Garner and Garfinkle (1979) developed the Eating Attitudes Test-40, which

contains 40 items, to examine attitudes and beliefs associated with anorexia nervosa.