Genetic epidemiology, endophenotypes, and eating disorder classification

Epidemiology of binge eating disorder.

OBJECTIVE First described over 50 years ago, binge eating disorder (BED) only recently has become the focus of epidemiologic studies. This article provides a comprehensive review of these studies. METHOD Relevant studies were examined and summarized in the form of a narrative review. RESULTS Similar to the early studies of bulimia nervosa (BN), the first generation of epidemiologic studies ...

Eating disorder diagnoses: empirical approaches to classification.

Decisions about the classification of eating disorders have significant scientific and clinical implications. The eating disorder diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) reflect the collective wisdom of experts in the field but are frequently not supported in empirical studies and do not capture the disorde...

The epidemiology and genetics of binge eating disorder (BED).

This narrative review provides an overview of the epidemiology of binge eating disorder (BED), highlighting the medical history of this disorder and its entry as an independent condition in the Feeding and Eating Disorders section of the recently published Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Estimates of prevalence are provided, as well as recognition that the ...

Running Head: EATING DISORDER DIAGNOSES Eating Disorder Diagnoses: Empirical Approaches to Classification

The epidemiology of eating disorders: genetic, environmental, and societal factors

BACKGROUND The aim of this review was to summarize the literature to date regarding the sociodemographic, environmental, and genetic correlates of eating disorders (EDs) in adults. METHOD A keyword search was entered into Scopus (SciVerse, Elsevier) to identify relevant articles published in English up until June 2013. Articles were assessed against a range of a priori inclusion and exclusion...