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A Self-rating Scale for Bulimia the ‘BITE’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Henderson  and
C. P. L. Freeman
M. Henderson
Affiliation:
Leeds General Infirmary
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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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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 18 - 24
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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References for this paper have been combined with those for the following paper and can be found on page 31.5. Similarly, all authors' affiliations are given at the end of the following paper, on page 29.

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