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The validation of the malay version of binge eating scale: a comparison with the structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV

Robert SA 1 , Rohana AG 1 , Suehazlyn Z 1 , Maniam T 2 , Azhar SS 3 , Azmi KN 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56 000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56 000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56 000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Eat Disord, 2013;1:28.
PMID: 24999407 DOI: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-28

Abstract

The Binge Eating Scale (BES) questionnaire is a self-administered instrument developed to identify binge eaters. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Malay language version of BES as a screening instrument for binge eating. A cut-off point of 17 is taken as comparable to the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV patient version (SCID-I/P), the gold standard for the diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder.

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