The cognitive behavioral model of bulimia nervosa (BN) suggests that dieting is central to the maintenance of binge eating. However, correlational and experimental studies suggest that additional clarification is needed about the nature of this relationship. Dieting, weight, eating disorder psychopathology, and depression were assessed at admission among 166 patients with BN presenting for resi...

A strong association between substance use disorders (SUDs) and eating disorders (EDs) in women has been established. Yet, little is known about the rates and impact of ED symptoms in women presenting to addiction treatment. The current investigation assessed the prevalence of ED symptoms and their effect on treatment outcomes in a sample of substance abusing women with co-occurring posttraumat...

Objective: This thesis examined the relationship between eating patterns and obesity, eating disorders involving binge eating, and clinical correlates of recurrent binge eating. Method: The first section of the thesis presents a review of the current research on the relationship between eating patterns and obesity, as well as eating patterns and disordered eating. The second section utilized da...

OBJECTIVE This paper considers whether the criteria currently used to classify the diagnosis of binge eating disorder (BED) are valid and appropriate. METHOD We review evidence that reflects on the validity of the current criteria for binge eating episodes and BED, using literature retrieved through major psychology and psychiatry search engines (e.g., PsycInfo, PubMed). RESULTS Evidence fr...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence of and symptoms of eating disorders in patients with narcolepsy. DESIGN We performed a case-control study comparing symptoms of eating disorders in patients with narcolepsy versus healthy population controls, using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN 2.1). To study whether an increased body mass index (BMI) could be responsib...

Introduction. Binge eating disorder, as a fairly new has recently been added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5, it is characterized by recurrent frequent episodes large quantities food in short time frame. The aim this study was associate binge disorder with obsessive-compulsive addiction, which crucial for understanding appropriate treatment patients. Material Meth...

This study compared maladaptive core beliefs of eating-disordered groups (full and subthreshold syndrome) and healthy controls and investigated the association between eating disorder symptoms and core beliefs. Participants were compared on self-report measures of core beliefs (YSQ) and eating disorder psychopathology (BITE). Anorexia nervosa (AN; both subtypes) and bulimia nervosa (BN) patient...

Abstract Brief cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in working with non-underweight eating disorder patients across transdiagnostic groups. However, it not clear whether will be as the treatment of binge-eating disorder, where emotional likely to play a larger role than starvation-driven eating. This case series tested brief, 10-session CBT (CBT-T) would 53 disorder. Attrition rates...

BACKGROUND Recent research has challenged the stereotype that eating disorders are largely limited to young, White, upper-class females. This study investigated the association between indicators of socioeconomic status and eating disorder features. METHODS AND FINDINGS Data were merged from cross-sectional general population surveys of adults in South Australia in 2008 (n = 3034) and 2009 (n...

BACKGROUND There is a high prevalence of overweight or obesity in people with eating disorders. However, therapies for eating disorders, namely binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa, do not address weight management. Conversely, weight loss treatments for people with overweight or obesity do not address psychological aspects related to eating disorders. Thus we developed a new treatment for...