Binge-Eating Disorder

A disorder associated with three or more of the following: eating until feeling uncomfortably full; eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry; eating much more rapidly than normal; eating alone due to embarrassment; feeling of disgust, DEPRESSION, or guilt after overeating. Criteria includes occurrence on average, at least 2 days a week for 6 months. The binge eating is not associated with the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behavior (i.e. purging, excessive exercise, etc.) and does not co-occur exclusively with BULIMIA NERVOSA or ANOREXIA NERVOSA. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Year introduced: 2010

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Tree Number(s): F03.400.188

MeSH Unique ID: D056912

Entry Terms:

• Binge Eating Disorder
• Binge-Eating Disorders
• Disorder, Binge-Eating
• Disorders, Binge-Eating

Previous Indexing:

• Bulimia Nervosa (2000-2009)

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Mental Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Binge-Eating Disorder