From a clinical point of view, we want to emphasize
the importance of screening and assessment for comorbid
EDs in patients presenting with schizophrenia. For example,
antipsychotics have been implicated in binge eating
symptomatology and other compulsive disorders [32, 33].
These compulsive symptoms may improve or cease when the
antipsychotic is withdrawn or replaced.The clinician should
distinguish this situation from a preexisting eating disorder.
Interestingly, many screening tools for EDs exist, such as
questionnaires or semistructured interviews, and should be
included in these research protocols. Revised versions with a
reduced number of items are now available.Their use within
a multidisciplinary framework (physician, psychologist, and
dietician) can allow a better approach to the EDs, leading to
more accurate and reproducible assessment inmonitoring. In
addition, some of these self-rating scales have been translated
and validated in several languages.