Yale Food Addiction Scale - operational shell
The Yale Food Addiction Scale is a self-report used in some obesity-medicine pathways. This catalogue entry is an operational shell. It is not a diagnosis of addiction.
Overview
What is the YFAS?
YFAS organises food-addiction-related reporting for clinician review. It does not diagnose a substance-use disorder and does not replace eating-disorder or medical assessment.
Development and clinical use
Gearhardt and colleagues published YFAS. Later versions exist. Confirm the official version before live use.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Food-addiction screening support
Administration
A focused client experience
YFAS is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce YFAS item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- Original YFAS paperGearhardt AN, Corbin WR, Brownell KD. Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Appetite. 2009;52(2):430-436.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the YFAS
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does YFAS diagnose food addiction?
No. It is a self-report scale. Diagnostic formulation remains a clinician task.
Can I complete YFAS here?
No. This page does not collect answers.
Is YFAS the same as AUDIT?
No. AUDIT is an alcohol screen. YFAS is a food-addiction-related questionnaire.
Is this entry ready to assign?
Not from this page. Confirm the official version first.
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