"What about you, food?" Eating disorder test

Eating disorders are a general name for a group of disorders related to attitudes toward food. According to DSM-5, every sixth young woman and every twentieth young man in Western countries face eating problems. Among psychiatric diagnoses, bulimia and anorexia nervosa are the most common.

People diagnosed with anorexia are incredibly afraid of gaining weight and see themselves as fatter than they actually are — even in a state of extreme exhaustion.

Bulimia is the same strong fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of one's own body, but unlike anorexia, people with this diagnosis are prone to uncontrollable bouts of binge eating.

Eating disorders are directly related to psychological problems that affect attitudes toward food, body, self-esteem, and self-perception. When food becomes an important source of comfort or a means of relieving boredom, this may be evidence of a disorder.

Our test is based on the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), which was developed by the Clark Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto in 1979. The test is widely used to diagnose eating disorders by psychiatrists and psychotherapists around the world. The EAT-26 was developed primarily to identify anorexia and bulimia, but it also helps identify other problems, including restrictive and compulsive overeating.

The test result determines the presence of dangerous symptoms quite accurately, but cannot be considered a diagnosis. If you find warning signs, be sure to consult a specialist.