Neurobiological Underpinnings of Obesity and Addiction: A Focus on Binge Eating Disorder and Implications for Treatment

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL To differentiate binge eating disorder (BED) from other eating disorders and understand the mechanisms that may put BED into the realm of addiction disorders. LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize the differences between BED and other eating disorders 2. Understand how BED relates to addiciton disorders 3. Recognize treatment approaches—pharmacological and psychotherapeutic TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. CREDIT INFORMATION CME Credit (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. DISCLOSURE DECLARATION It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations. Iris M. Balodis, PhD, has no disclosures to report. Carlos M. Grilo, PhD, reports that he has received grants and research support from the National Institutes of Health, he is on the speakers bureau of Shire, and he is a consultant for Shire and Sunovion. Marc N. Potenza, PhD, MD, reports that he is a consultant for Shire, INSYS, and RiverMend Health. Ashley Gearhardt, PhD (peer/content reviewer), has no disclosures to report. Applicable Psychiatric Times staff and CME Outfitters staff have no disclosures to report. UNLABELED USE DISCLOSURE