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Take This Brief Yet Accurate Screen

This eating disorder screen can assist you in determining if you may have a problem. If you have any concerns about yourself or someone you know, please call us at 1-800-445-1900.

1. Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
2. Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat?
3. Have you recently lost more than 15 pounds in a three-month period?
4. Do you believe yourself to be fat when others say you are too thin?
5. Would you say that food dominates your life?

Understanding the Results

Any person answering "yes" to two or more of these five questions is quite likely to have an eating disorder.

What Should I Do?

If you or someone you know is possibly suffering from an eating disorder, please call Remuda Ranch at 1-800-445-1900. Our friendly, professional staff will answer all of your questions and can help you determine what your next step should be. All calls are confidential.

Note to Healthcare Professionals

The screening test above, called the SCOFF, has been validated in a primary care setting, but may also be administered in other settings. Oral and written administrations are both valid. The SCOFF picks up nearly 100 percent of anorexia and bulimia cases. It has a small false positive rate. It is therefore an excellent, rapid, and cost-effective screening tool for identifying eating disorders.

• Morgan, J.F., Lacey, J.H., & Luck, A. (2002, April). Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for case detection of eating disorders in primary care. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Boston, MA.
• Perry, L., Morgan, J., Reid, F., Brunton, J., O'Brien, A., Luck, A., and Lacey, H. (2002). Screening for symptoms of eating disorders: Reliability of the SCOFF Screening Tool with written compared to oral deliver. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 466-472.