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Assessment Burden

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Assessment Challenges; Assessment Considerations; Burnout; Fatigue

Definition

Assessment burden can be conceptualized as the challenges associated with psychological evaluations that may have deleterious effects on the assessment process and the integrity of data in research settings.

Introduction

The assessment of eating disorders is challenging given the range and severity of eating psychopathology and associated symptoms, as well as resources required by patients, clinicians, and researchers. In order to reduce assessment burden, it is critical to identify factors that impact the assessment process and consider strategies to enhance measurement accuracy, clinical utility, and therapeutic rapport.

Assessment Challenges for Patients

For a number of patients, discomfort can arise during the assessment of eating disorder psychopathology. Disclosing details of eating disorder behaviors (e.g., binge eating) and cognitions (e.g., body dissatisfaction) can elicit a range of...

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References and Further Reading

  • Berg, K. C., & Peterson, C. B. (2013). Binge eating disorder assessment. In J. Alexander, A. Goldschmidt, & D. Le Grange (Eds.), A clinician’s guide to binge eating disorder (pp. 112–122). New York: Routledge.

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  • Kempa, M. L., & Thomas, A. J. (2000). Culturally sensitive assessment and treatment of eating disorders. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 8(1), 17–30.

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  • Mitchell, J. E., & Peterson, C. B. (Eds.). (2005). Assessment of eating disorders. New York: Guilford.

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  • Thompson, K. J. (Ed.). (2001). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity: An integrative guide for assessment and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, F282/2A West, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, 55454, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Nora Durkin

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  1. School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Tracey Wade

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Durkin, N. (2015). Assessment Burden. In: Wade, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_128-1

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