An examination of the Clinical Impairment Assessment among women at high risk for eating disorder onset

Identifying measures that reliably and validly assess clinical impairment has important implications for eating disorder (ED) diagnosis and treatment. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) in women at high risk for ED onset. Participants w...

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Published in:Behaviour research and therapy 2012-06, Vol.50 (6), p.407-414
Main Authors: Vannucci, Anna, Kass, Andrea E., Sinton, Meghan M., Aspen, Vandana, Weisman, Hannah, Bailey, Jakki O., Wilfley, Denise E., Taylor, C. Barr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior modification
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Clinical impairment
Data processing
Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis
Early intervention programmes
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
High risk
Humans
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Norms
Physical training
Prevention
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quantitative psychology
Risk Assessment
Risk factors
Risk reduction
Socioeconomic Factors
Sound
Surveys and Questionnaires
Techniques and methods
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Identifying measures that reliably and validly assess clinical impairment has important implications for eating disorder (ED) diagnosis and treatment. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) in women at high risk for ED onset. Participants were 543 women (20.6 ± 2.0 years) who were classified into one of three ED categories: clinical ED, high risk for ED onset, and low risk control. Among high risk women, the CIA demonstrated high internal consistency (α = 0.93) and good convergent validity with disordered eating attitudes (rs = 0.27–0.68, ps 
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2012.02.009