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Disordered Eating

MedGen UID:
881480
•Concept ID:
C0855228
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

Abnormal eating behaviors, including binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, night eating, and self-induced vomiting, though not at a level that rises to the diagnosis of eating disorder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisordered Eating

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Recognition and Management of a Challenging Diagnosis.
Saadedine M, Kapoor E, Shufelt C
Mayo Clin Proc 2023 Sep;98(9):1376-1385. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.05.027. PMID: 37661145Free PMC Article
Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Diagnosis and Management.
Klein DA, Sylvester JE, Schvey NA
Am Fam Physician 2021 Jan 1;103(1):22-32. PMID: 33382560
Amenorrhea: A Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management.
Klein DA, Paradise SL, Reeder RM
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jul 1;100(1):39-48. PMID: 31259490

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pilot implementation of an evidence-based online cognitive behavioural therapy for perfectionism in university students: Lessons learnt.
Robinson K, Atkinson MJ, Kylišová K, Egan SJ, Shafran R, Wade TD
Stress Health 2024 Oct;40(5):e3444. Epub 2024 Jul 18 doi: 10.1002/smi.3444. PMID: 39024044

Therapy

Eating-disorder psychopathology in female athletes and non-athletes: A meta-analysis.
Chapa DAN, Johnson SN, Richson BN, Bjorlie K, Won YQ, Nelson SV, Ayres J, Jun D, Forbush KT, Christensen KA, Perko VL
Int J Eat Disord 2022 Jul;55(7):861-885. Epub 2022 Jun 4 doi: 10.1002/eat.23748. PMID: 35665528Free PMC Article
Associations between Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating in a Large Sample of Adolescents.
Baceviciene M, Jankauskiene R
Nutrients 2020 Mar 12;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030752. PMID: 32178334Free PMC Article
Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery.
Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Wadden TA, Ashare R, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams NN, Edwards M, Tewksbury C, Wu J
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019 Apr;15(4):650-655. Epub 2019 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.029. PMID: 30858009Free PMC Article
Disordered eating and obesity: associations between binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, and weight-related comorbidities.
McCuen-Wurst C, Ruggieri M, Allison KC
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Jan;1411(1):96-105. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13467. PMID: 29044551Free PMC Article
Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: a systematic review.
Katterman SN, Kleinman BM, Hood MM, Nackers LM, Corsica JA
Eat Behav 2014 Apr;15(2):197-204. Epub 2014 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.01.005. PMID: 24854804

Prognosis

Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in Pediatric Obesity: Assessment and Next Steps.
Chaves E, Jeffrey DT, Williams DR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Aug 24;20(17) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20176638. PMID: 37681777Free PMC Article
Global Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Nutrition and Dietetic University Students: A Systematic Scoping Review.
Budhiwianto S, Bennett CJ, Bristow CA, Dart J
Nutrients 2023 May 15;15(10) doi: 10.3390/nu15102317. PMID: 37242199Free PMC Article
Schema Modes, Trauma, and Disordered Eating.
Goddard H, Hammersley R, Reid M
J Cogn Psychother 2022 Feb 1;36(1):70-95. doi: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00050. PMID: 35121680
Intuitive eating longitudinally predicts better psychological health and lower use of disordered eating behaviors: findings from EAT 2010-2018.
Hazzard VM, Telke SE, Simone M, Anderson LM, Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D
Eat Weight Disord 2021 Feb;26(1):287-294. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00852-4. PMID: 32006391Free PMC Article
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Toni G, Berioli MG, Cerquiglini L, Ceccarini G, Grohmann U, Principi N, Esposito S
Nutrients 2017 Aug 19;9(8) doi: 10.3390/nu9080906. PMID: 28825608Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Schema Modes, Trauma, and Disordered Eating.
Goddard H, Hammersley R, Reid M
J Cogn Psychother 2022 Feb 1;36(1):70-95. doi: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00050. PMID: 35121680
Disordered eating and eating disorders among women seeking fertility treatment: A systematic review.
Hecht LM, Hadwiger A, Patel S, Hecht BR, Loree A, Ahmedani BK, Miller-Matero LR
Arch Womens Ment Health 2022 Feb;25(1):21-32. Epub 2021 Jun 27 doi: 10.1007/s00737-021-01156-x. PMID: 34175997
Intuitive eating longitudinally predicts better psychological health and lower use of disordered eating behaviors: findings from EAT 2010-2018.
Hazzard VM, Telke SE, Simone M, Anderson LM, Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D
Eat Weight Disord 2021 Feb;26(1):287-294. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00852-4. PMID: 32006391Free PMC Article
Associations between Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating in a Large Sample of Adolescents.
Baceviciene M, Jankauskiene R
Nutrients 2020 Mar 12;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030752. PMID: 32178334Free PMC Article
The relationship between social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents.
Wilksch SM, O'Shea A, Ho P, Byrne S, Wade TD
Int J Eat Disord 2020 Jan;53(1):96-106. Epub 2019 Dec 3 doi: 10.1002/eat.23198. PMID: 31797420

Recent systematic reviews

Global Proportion of Disordered Eating in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
López-Gil JF, García-Hermoso A, Smith L, Firth J, Trott M, Mesas AE, Jiménez-López E, Gutiérrez-Espinoza H, Tárraga-López PJ, Victoria-Montesinos D
JAMA Pediatr 2023 Apr 1;177(4):363-372. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5848. PMID: 36806880Free PMC Article
Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.
Nimbley E, Golds L, Sharpe H, Gillespie-Smith K, Duffy F
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2022 Sep;30(5):538-559. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/erv.2920. PMID: 35737818Free PMC Article
Stress and eating behaviours in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hill D, Conner M, Clancy F, Moss R, Wilding S, Bristow M, O'Connor DB
Health Psychol Rev 2022 Jun;16(2):280-304. Epub 2021 May 24 doi: 10.1080/17437199.2021.1923406. PMID: 33913377
Social media, body image and food choices in healthy young adults: A mixed methods systematic review.
Rounsefell K, Gibson S, McLean S, Blair M, Molenaar A, Brennan L, Truby H, McCaffrey TA
Nutr Diet 2020 Feb;77(1):19-40. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12581. PMID: 31583837Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes.
Holland G, Tiggemann M
Body Image 2016 Jun;17:100-10. Epub 2016 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.008. PMID: 26995158

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