Binge eating disorder
Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria
Risk Factors
Statistics
Treatment
recurring episodes of binge eating, eating after being full, lack of control when eating, felling guilty after eating
Eating even when you're full or not hungry.
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Interpersonal psychotherapy. This type of therapy focuses on your relationships with other people. The goal is to improve your interpersonal skills — how you relate to others, including family, friends and co-workers. This may help reduce binge eating that's triggered by problematic relationships and unhealthy communication skills.
Sources
Feeling that your eating behavior is out of control.
Frequently eating alone or in secret.
Eating unusually large amounts of food in a specific amount of time
Feeling depressed, disgusted, ashamed, guilty or upset about your eating
Dieting
psychological issues
Having a family history of binge eating
Late teens and early 20s
More common in Girls and Women
Binge eating disorder affects three times the
number of people diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia combined.
Dialectical behavior therapy. This form of therapy can help you learn behavioral skills to help you tolerate stress, regulate your emotions and improve your relationships with others, all of which can reduce the desire to binge eat.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT may help you cope better with issues that can trigger binge-eating episodes, such as negative feelings about your body or a depressed mood. It may also give you a better sense of control over your behavior and help you regulate eating patterns.