EDS
Emotion Dysregulation Scale (EDS)
The EDS is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure emotion dysregulation in adults. It explores difficulty identifying, understanding, tolerating and modulating one's emotions, as well as the tendency to feel overwhelmed by them or to react ineffectively under emotional stress. Used in clinical practice and research, particularly in contexts of trauma, borderline symptoms, anxiety, depression or posttraumatic stress, it provides a useful dimensional estimate of the severity of emotion regulation difficulties.
- Number of questions
- 24 questions
- Estimated duration
- 7 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Emotion Dysregulation Scale
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Bekh Bradley, John A. DeFife, Christine Guarnaccia, Jessica Phifer, Nadine Fani, Kerry J. Ressler, Drew Westen (2011)
- Category
- Emotion regulation
Scoring & interpretation
The 24 items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale. The total score is obtained by summing the responses; a higher score indicates greater emotion dysregulation. Depending on the version used, factor subscores may also be examined, but clinical interpretation relies mainly on the overall score, the symptom profile and comparison with the available normative or research data. This tool alone cannot establish a diagnosis.
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