Concordance between youth and caregiver report of eating disorder psychopathology: Development and psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder-15 for Parents/Caregivers (ED-15-P).

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2021)

Agreement was stronger within caregiver pairs than caregiver-child pairs, indicating that caregivers and their children have related but unique perspectives on eating disorder symptoms, highlighting the importance of multi-informant assessment. The ED-15-P complements a parallel youth report measure to more comprehensively assess eating disorder psychopathology, with high utility for measuring change over time.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
mental health
young adults
emergency department
palliative care
physical activity
depressive symptoms