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What’s a screening like?
Participating colleges are encouraged to adapt the program to suit their
particular atmospheres. Many campuses try to keep their screenings to the
length of a college class period. However, most participating institutions
utilize the materials provided by the national office and implement a program
that includes an educational section with the screening. All screenings are
free and anonymous. If you attend an NEDSP screening, you can expect some
variation on the following:
You will enter the screening area and be given a screening questionnaire, which
you may choose to fill out if you wish. It will include questions about your
relationship to food, exercise and your body, as well as about emotional and
physical symptoms. The form is completed anonymously. You will then hear an
educational presentation about eating disorders and/or a related topic such as
body image, nutrition or stress and food. There will be a question/answer
period following the presentation as well as an educational video about eating
disorders. If you chose to complete the screening questionnaire, you will have
the opportunity, following the presentation, to meet one-on-one with a health
professional to discuss the results of your screening test and any other
symptoms about which you may be concerned. Based on the results of your
screening and your discussion with the health professional, you may be referred
for a follow-up evaluation and provided with a list of clinicians or resources
in your area. If you are attending the screening because you are concerned
about someone else, you can discuss this with the health professional and get
information about how you can help your friend or family member.
Sample Test for Eating Disorder Screening
1. Are you terrified about being overweight?
2. Have you gone on eating binges where you feel you may not be able to stop?
3. Do you feel extremely guilty after eating?
4. Do you vomit or have the impulse to vomit after meals?
5. Do you feel that food controls your life?
These questions are adapted from the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), EAT © David
M. Garner & Paul E. Garfinkel (1979), David M. Garner et al., (1982).
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Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
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