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. 1987 Jan:150:18-24.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.150.1.18.

A self-rating scale for bulimia. The 'BITE'

M Henderson, C P Freeman

A self-rating scale for bulimia. The 'BITE'

M Henderson et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1987 Jan.

Abstract

A new brief questionnaire, the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), for the detection and description of binge-eating is described. Data from two separate populations demonstrate satisfactory reliability and validity. The scale has measures of both symptoms and severity. All items in the DSM-III definition of bulimia and Russell's definition of bulimia nervosa are covered but the questionnaire is more than just an operationalised checklist of these diagnostic criteria.

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