Treatment of binge eating disorder is challenging, because most people feel ashamed of their disorder and try to hide their problem. Often, they're so successful that close family members and ...

Binge eating and night eating are two different mental health disorders, but the symptoms and effects can overlap. A look at how the two conditions are similar but different.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common type of eating disorder. Learn more about the symptoms and health risks of BED, as well as treatment options.

Although binge eating disorder affects millions of Americans—considerably more than bulimia or anorexia—very few seek treatment, though updated assessment and treatment guidelines aim to fix ...

Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. After all, it seemed sometimes to lessen or yield to antidepressants and psychotherapy ...

Binge eating disorder affects women slightly more often than men. Estimates indicate that about 60% of people struggling with binge eating disorder are female, 40% are male (NIH, 1993).

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States. Exact numbers vary, but according to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 3 percent of the U.S. population ...

May 28, 2024 — New research finds that binge-eating disorder symptoms may persist longer than once believed, finding 61 percent and 45 percent of individuals still experienced binge-eating ...

Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder in the U.S. Binge eating is characterized as eating large amounts of food in a short period, typically under two hours.

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She and as many as 1 in 30 Americans -- roughly 7.3 million adults -- are at the center of a psychiatric debate over whether and how to recognize binge eating as a mental disorder.