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SCOFF Eating Disorder Screening

Neurology & Psychiatry specialty tool

Bedside Tool Interface Configuration

Classic 5-question clinical checklist designed to identify potential eating disorders.

Algorithm Checklist Parameters:
  • 1. Do you make yourself SICK (vomit) because you feel uncomfortably full?
  • 2. Do you worry you have lost CONTROL over how much you eat?
  • 3. Have you recently lost more than ONE stone (14 lbs or 6.4 kg) in a 3-month period?
  • 4. Do you believe yourself to be FAT when others say you are too thin?
  • 5. Would you say that FOOD dominates your life?

Primary Clinical Application:

Primary screening tool for anorexia, bulimia, and compensatory dietary behaviors.