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This review aimed to examine the validity of self-report screening questionnaires for identifying eating disorder (ED) risk in adults and adolescents with overweight/obesity.Five databases were searched from inception to September 2020 for studies assessing validation of self-report ED screening questionnaires against diagnostic interviews in adolescents and adults with overweight/obesity. The review was registered with PROSPERO (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=220013).Twenty-seven papers examining 15 questionnaires were included. Most studies validated questionnaires for adults (22 of 27 studies), and most questionnaires (12 of 15) screened for binge eating or binge-eating disorder (BED). The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (sensitivity = .16-.88, specificity = .62-1.0) and Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns (sensitivity = .07-1.0, specificity = .0-1.0) were most frequently validated (six studies each). Five studies of three questionnaires were in adolescents, with the Adolescent Binge-Eating Disorder Questionnaire having highest sensitivity (1.0) but lower specificity (.27). Questionnaires designed to screen for BED generally had higher diagnostic accuracy than those screening for EDs in general.Questionnaires have been well validated to identify BED in adults with overweight/obesity. Validated screening tools to identify other EDs in adults and any ED in adolescents with overweight/obesity are lacking. Thus, clinical assessment should inform the identification of patients with co-morbid EDs and overweight/obesity.Individuals with overweight/obesity are at increased risk of EDs. This review highlights literature gaps regarding screening for ED risk in this vulnerable group. This work presents possibilities for improving care of individuals with overweight/obesity by reinventing ED screening tools to be better suited to diverse populations.Esta revisión tuvo como objetivo examinar la validez de los cuestionarios de detección de autorreporte para identificar el riesgo de trastorno de la conducta alimentaria (TCA) en adultos y adolescentes con sobrepeso/obesidad. MÉTODO: Se realizaron búsquedas en cinco bases de datos desde su inicio hasta septiembre de 2020 para obtener estudios que evaluaran la validación de los cuestionarios de autorreporte de detección de TCA frente a entrevistas diagnósticas en adolescentes y adultos con sobrepeso/obesidad. La revisión se registró en PROSPERO (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=220013).Se incluyeron veintisiete artículos que examinaron 15 cuestionarios. La mayoría de los estudios validaron cuestionarios para adultos (22 de 27 estudios) y la mayoría de los cuestionarios (12 de 15) detectaban atracones o trastorno por atracón (BED, en sus siglas en inglés). El Cuestionario de Examen de Trastornos alimentarios (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire) (sensibilidad = 0.16-0.88, especificidad = 0.62-1.0) y el Cuestionario sobre patrones de alimentación y peso (Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns) (sensibilidad = 0.07-1.0, especificidad = 0.0-1.0) se validaron con mayor frecuencia (seis estudios cada uno). Cinco estudios de tres cuestionarios fueron en adolescentes, y el Cuestionario de Trastorno por Atracón en Adolescentes (Adolescent Binge-eating Disorder Questionnaire) tuvo la mayor sensibilidad (1,0) pero una menor especificidad (0,27). Los cuestionarios diseñados para detectar BED generalmente tuvieron una mayor precisión diagnóstica que los que detectaron TCA en general. DISCUSIÓN: Los cuestionarios han sido bien validados para identificar BED en adultos con sobrepeso/obesidad. Faltan herramientas de detección validadas para identificar otros TCA en adultos y cualquier tipo de trastorno de la conducta alimentaria en adolescentes con sobrepeso / obesidad. Por lo tanto, la evaluación clínica debe informar la identificación de pacientes con comorbilidad de TCA y sobrepeso/obesidad.

We hypothesize that a reason for the infrequent uptake of treatments by people with eating disorders is poor knowledge about treatments and outcomes for eating disorders (ED-Mental Health Literacy; ED-MHL). Our aim was to test putative health benefits of a brief ED-MHL intervention.In a community-based two-phase survey, 122 young women (mean age 28.5 SD 6.3 years) with ED symptoms meeting DSM-IV criteria for clinical severity were randomized to receive either a brief ED-MHL intervention (comprising information about efficacious treatments, reputable self-help books and where to go for further information and/or services) or information about local mental health services only. All were given feedback on their scores on measures of ED symptoms and quality of life. ED-MHL, ED symptoms and health-related quality of life were assessed prior to the intervention and at 6- and 12-month follow-up.One hundred and two participants (84%) completed follow-up at 12 months. Symptomatic improvement and changes in specific aspects of ED-MHL, namely, less pessimism about how difficult EDs are to treat and improved recognition and knowledge, as well as increased help seeking, were observed in both groups. Differences between groups were uncommon but compared with control participants, those in the intervention group had improved health-related quality of life.A brief community-based intervention aimed to improve knowledge and beliefs about EDs and their treatments may be a valuable first step in improving health-related outcomes for people with ED, but more research is needed.