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,
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4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Association between type 2 diabetes and binge eating disorderby Nour Al Houda Ayoub on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested an increased prevalence of BED in obese patients with T2D compared to the general population, suggesting that systematic BED screening may be relevant for this population. Further research is needed to elucidate the association between BED and T2D fully.
- Eating disorders and psychiatric comorbidity among first-year university students in Sweden: Prevalence and risk factorsby Catharina Strid on March 21, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: A large proportion of students with ED had additional psychiatric disorders, indicating that individuals with ED suffer from multiple mental health problems. It is crucial that student health services acquire competency to offer effective ED assessment and treatment.
- Optimizing Testimonials for Behavior Change in a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating: Human-Centered Design Studyby Isabel R Rooper on March 21, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated that intervention users were interested in testimonials. While participants preferred sociodemographically tailored testimonials, they said different characteristics mattered to them, indicating that interventions should assess users' most pertinent identities and tailor testimonials accordingly. Likewise, users' divided preferences for testimonial messaging (ie, "big picture" vs "how-to") suggest that optimal messaging may differ by user. To improve the...
- Anxiety disorders and major depressive disorders in 299 adolescents hospitalized for assessment of common obesity: A retrospective cohort studyby Morgan Seyler on March 21, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of mental disorders is high and increasing, confirming the psychological suffering in adolescent with obesity. Some present with incomplete clinical profiles. MDD and AD are associated with a personal history of violence and a high BES score, reflecting in some adolescents a phenomenon of compensatory binge eating.