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Validity of the Arabic Version of the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Abdullah S. Al-Subaie ,
Elijah Bamgboye ,
Sulaiman Al-Shammari ,
Khalid N. Al-Sabhan ,
Sulaiman Nasser Al-Shehri  and
Azzah Ramadan Sayed Bannah
Abdullah S. Al-Subaie*
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
Elijah Bamgboye
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
Sulaiman Al-Shammari
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
Khalid N. Al-Sabhan
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
Sulaiman Nasser Al-Shehri
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
Azzah Ramadan Sayed Bannah
Affiliation:
College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital
*
Dr A. Al-Subaie, College of Medicine and King Khalid Hospital, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

Background

We aimed to validate the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) in Arabic.

Methods

Subjects were chosen randomly from female school students. Only healthy Saudi students were included. They were asked to fill the EDI and undergo a semi-structured interview by a psychiatrist who was unaware of the EDI scores. Of 146 students approached 12 did not meet our criteria and were excluded; 16 other students were excluded for incomplete responses.

Results

The difference between the two diagnostic methods in the proportion of caseness was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). The scores on Perfectionism, Maturity Fears and Interoceptive Awareness were significantly higher in the Saudi students compared with Canadians (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

The EDI-DT subscale has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 85%. Despite its low positive predictive value of 5%, it may be useful for screening large non-clinical groups for eating disorders.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 168 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 636 - 640
Copyright
Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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