The Bulimia Test—Revised: Validation with DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa.

Abstract

The Bulimia Test-Revised ( BULIT-R; M. H. Thelen, J. Farmer, S. Wonderlich, & M. Smith, 1991 ) was given to participants who met the criteria in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) for bulimia nervosa and control participants to determine if the test continues to be a valid measure of bulimia nervosa. Although the BULIT-R was developed and validated with bulimic individuals as determined by the DSM-III-R ( American Psychiatric Association, 1987) criteria, it appears to be a valid instrument with which to identify individuals who meet DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa.