Eating Disorder Inventory-3 Summary

The Eating Disorder Inventory - 3 (EDI-3) is a standardized, self-report measurement tool that consists of three eating-disorder-specific scales and nine general psychological scales that relate to, but are not specific to, eating disorders (Garner, 2004). The original Eating Disorder Inventory was published in 1983 and has since been revised twice. The EDI-3 is the third revision and is composed of 91 items that are organized into 12 primary scales and 6 composites. The purpose of the EDI-3 is to help mental health professionals and researchers to identify physiological traits or constructs that are clinically relevant to individuals with eating disorders, specifically those listed in the fourth revised version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) and the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems’ (ICD-10) definitions of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Eating Disorders Not …show more content…
Garner (2004) specifies that EDI-3 alone is not intended to be used to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder, rather it can be used to measure psychological traits or symptom clusters that are relevant to individuals that are at risk of developing or may be experiencing an eating disorder. By using the EDI-3 as an assessment tool, it can provide information that may be useful to help understand the patient, for case conceptualization, and for treatment planning (Garner, 2004). The EDI-3 can also be used to measure treatment response and progress when administered at different points in time. The EDI-3 includes an independent and structured self-report symptom checklist, EDI-3 SC, which can help to determine if the patient meets the formal diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder (Garner, 2004). Also included is the EDI-RF, an abbreviated referral form which Garner (2004) states can be used in a nonclinical setting to identify individuals that may be at risk for developing eating