Use the EAT-26 to help you
determine if you need to speak to a mental
health professional or a physician and get
help for an eating disorder. It will take
you about 2 minutes to complete.
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The EAT-26 is the most widely used screening measure that may be able to help
you determine if you have an eating disorder that needs professional attention.
The EAT-26 is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or to
take the place of a professional diagnosis or consultation. Please answer
each question as accurately, honestly, and completely as possible. All of
your results are completely confidential.
The EAT-26 is protected under copyright;
however, because it has been the wishes of the
originators to provide others free access to the
test, all fees and royalties have been waived.
If you require an e-mail granting explicit permission to reproduce the EAT-26, then submit your request by clicking on he "Contact Us" tab.
The correct citation for the EAT-26 (26-item
version) is:
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The EAT-26
has been reproduced with permission. Garner
et al. (1982). The Eating Attitudes Test:
Psychometric features and clinical correlates.
Psychological Medicine, 12, 871-878
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