Eating disorders and development available food or by an associated culturally sanctioned practice. The eating disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, and there is no evidence of a disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced. The eating disturbance is not attributable to a current medical condition or not better explained by another mental disorder. When the eating disturbance occurs in the context of another condition or disorder, the severity of the eating disturbance exceeds that routinely associated with the condition or disorder and warrants additional clinical attention Recent research suggests
Eating Disorder Inventory for use in a clinical setting to assess the presence of an eating disorder. Due to high comorbity associated with eating disorders it is generally used in conjunction with other psychological tests such as the Beck Depression Inventory. Depression has been shown to yield higher scores on the EDI-3. The Eating disorder inventory (EDI) comprises 64 questions, divided into eight subscales. Each question is on a 6-point scale (ranging from 'always' to 'never'), rated 0-3. The score for each sub-scale is then summed. The 8 subscale scores on the EDI are:<br> 1. Drive for thinness (DT): An excessive concern with