[Brief Instruments in German for the Assessment of Disordered Eating]

The development of brief instruments is an important area in the clinical and psychological assessment in the past years. Brief instruments reveal many advantages due to their efficiency and shortness for the users. However, the psychometric standards of development and validation were often neglected during the construction of short forms. The current overview presents 6 brief instruments for the assessment of disordered eating and eating disorders in German: Eating Attitudes Test 8 (EAT-8), Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire 8 (EDE-Q8) and the child version (ChEDE-Q8), ICD-10-Symptom-Rating subscale eating disorders (ISR-E), SCOFF questionnaire, and Short Evaluation of Eating Disorders (SEED). Furthermore, recent validation studies were summarized. Users should be aware about the fact that every brief instrument is validated for specific purpose and population. Therefore, aim of the present overview is to help the reader choosing the appropriate brief instrument for the intended purpose and population.