Binge Eating Disorder
Frequently consuming unusually large amounts of food in one sitting and feeling that eating behavior is out of control.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W022
Diagnosis: Binge Eating Disorder
US Patients: 3.5% young women
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Symptoms: eating faster and/or more than normal; no purging; often interspersed with rigid dieting
Progression: overweight, depressed people, low self-esteem; childhood obesity; 41% heritability
Causes: abused childhood leading to low self-esteem
Medications: lisdexamphetamine; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Therapies:
Youtube Video: Binge Eating Disorder
Amazon or Library Book:
The Binge Cure
Amazon or Library Book: Stop Eating Your Heart Out
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Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Support Group: bingeeatinghope.com, free-online
Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services,
Section 12.13.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Cross-Cultural Validation and Application of the EDE-Q 6.0 for Screening and Assessment of Eating Disorders in Chinese Femalesby Lian Gu on April 16, 2025
CONCLUSION: The Chinese version of the EDE-Q 6.0 is a valid and effective screening and assessment tool for EDs in Chinese females. The updated cut-off score, now closer to international standards, reflects progress in the cultural adaptation of the tool and a potential shift in acceptance to report psychological problems among Chinese patients.
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults: A Unified Series of Meta-Analysesby Pim Cuijpers on April 16, 2025
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this unified series of meta-analyses, CBT was probably effective in the treatment of mental disorders, including major depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders, and possibly effective in psychotic and bipolar disorders. However, the effect sizes depended on the type of control condition.
- Self-Guided Psychological Interventions for the Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trialsby Jake Linardon on April 14, 2025
CONCLUSION: Self-guided interventions may be an effective, low intensity intervention format for high risk individuals or for binge-eating disorder presentations.
- Guided Self-Help for Binge Eating Prior to Weight Management: The Experience of Clients and Guidesby Ella Upton on April 12, 2025
Background: Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. It is strongly associated with obesity and presents a barrier to effective weight management. This study examined clients' and Guides' experiences of a guided self-help (GSH) intervention for adults with binge eating and obesity, delivered prior to weight management. Methods: Participants were recruited through a behavioural weight management programme and were offered GSH prior to starting. Nine clients with binge...