# SCOFF questionnaire

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"SCOFF" redirects here. For other uses, see [Scoff (disambiguation)](/source/Scoff_(disambiguation)).

The **SCOFF questionnaire** utilizes an [acronym](/source/Acronym) in a simple five question test devised for use by non-professionals to assess the possible presence of an [eating disorder](/source/Eating_disorder). It was devised by Morgan *et al.* in 1999.[1][2] The original SCOFF questionnaire was devised for use in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), thus the original acronym needs to be adjusted for users in the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Canada](/source/Canada). The "**S**" in SCOFF stands for "**S**ick" which in [British English](/source/British_English) means specifically to vomit. In [American English](/source/American_English) and [Canadian English](/source/Canadian_English) it is [synonymous](/source/Synonymous) with "ill". The "**O**" is used in the acronym to denote "one stone". A "stone" is an [Imperial unit](/source/Imperial_unit) of weight which made up of 14 lbs (equivalent to 6.35 [kg](/source/Kg)). The letters in the full acronym are taken from key words in the questions:

- **S**ick
- **C**ontrol
- **O**ne stone (14 lbs/6.5 kg)
- **F**at
- **F**ood

## Scoring

One point is assigned for every "yes"; a score greater than two (≥2) indicates a possible case of [anorexia nervosa](/source/Anorexia_nervosa) or [bulimia nervosa](/source/Bulimia_nervosa).[3]

## See also

- [Body Attitudes Questionnaire](/source/Body_Attitudes_Questionnaire)
- [Body Attitudes Test](/source/Body_Attitudes_Test)
- [Eating Attitudes Test](/source/Eating_Attitudes_Test)
- [Eating Disorder Examination Interview](/source/Eating_Disorder_Examination_Interview)
- [Eating Disorder Inventory](/source/Eating_Disorder_Inventory)
- [Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey](/source/Minnesota_Eating_Behavior_Survey)

## References

1. Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH (2000). "The SCOFF questionnaire: a new screening tool for eating disorders.". *West J Med*. **172** (3): 164–5. [doi:10.1136/ewjm.172.3.164](https://doi.org/10.1136/ewjm.172.3.164). [PMC 1070794](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1070794). [PMID 18751246](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18751246)

1. Morgan JF, Reid F, Lacey JH (1999). "The SCOFF questionnaire: assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders.". *BMJ*. **319** (7223): 1467–8. [doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467](https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467). [PMC 28290](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28290). [PMID 10582927](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10582927)

1. Hill LS, Reid F, Morgan JF, Lacey JH (2010). "SCOFF, the development of an eating disorder screening questionnaire.". *Int J Eat Disord*. **43** (4): 344–51. [doi:10.1002/eat.20679](https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20679). [PMID 19343793](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19343793)

## External links

- [[http://www.psychcentral.com/eatingquiz.htm](http://www.psychcentral.com/eatingquiz.htm)*Adapted questionnaire online*]

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