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Binge Eating - Coggle Diagram
Binge Eating
Risk factors/ risk groups
Trough childhood experiences
higher exposure to negative comments regarding body and eating habits
Genetics
Having an obsession with dieting
Poor body image and low self-esteem
Symptoms/ Characteristics
Eating even when you're full or not hungry
Frequently eating alone or in secret
feeling that your eating behavior is out of control
Feeling depressed, disgusted, ashamed, guilty or upset about your eating
Diagnostic Criteria
Habitually eating unnecessarily large amounts of food in a smaller period of time
eating alone and hiding food because of being embarrassed by how much you're eating
feeling depressed, guilty, and disgusted by yourself and your eating habits.
Recommended Treatment
Psychotherapy
medication
programs that include the behavior skills of weight loss
Sources
https://www.waldeneatingdisorders.com/blog/binge-eating-disorder-what-are-the-risk-factors/
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/binge-eating-disorder/definition-facts#common
Statistics
1.6% of teens in the US have binge eating disorder.