OS-ECQ
UnvalidatedOpenScreener Eating Concerns Questionnaire
12+ yearsSelf~3 min12 questions
Think about the past 3 months. How often has each of the following been true for you?
Report details · optional
Shown on the report and stored with the screening record. Use initials or a code, not full names.
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About this screener — evidence, source, what inspired it
Written from scratch around the DSM-5-TR features of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), with an impact question and a medical red-flag question. OpenScreener could not find a validated eating-disorder screen whose terms allow free online reproduction, so this original fills the gap until one is available. It is not validated.
Evidence · unvalidated
This is an OpenScreener original instrument. Its thresholds are provisional, set by expert judgement rather than population norms, and have not yet been validated. Treat results as a structured record of concerns, not a score with known sensitivity or specificity.
Inspired by
- SCOFF questionnaire · Morgan, Reid & Lacey (St George’s, University of London)
Idea of a very short yes/no-style first-line eating-disorder screen for primary care. - Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0) · CREDO, University of Oxford
Coverage of restraint, weight/shape concern, binge eating and compensatory behaviours over a defined recall period (free for non-commercial research only). - Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) · D. M. Garner / Eating Attitudes LLC
Pairing attitude questions with behaviour-frequency questions and a referral recommendation. - Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS) · Zickgraf & Ellis
Including avoidant/restrictive eating not driven by weight or shape concerns.
Not affiliated with these publishers. No items, norms or scoring materials from them are used — only publicly described constructs and procedures. Scores are not interchangeable.
Source & licence
OpenScreener contributors. OpenScreener Eating Concerns Questionnaire (OS-ECQ), v0.1, 2026.
Licence: CC BY 4.0