This article proposes that binge eating is motivated by a desire to escape from self-
awareness. Binge eaters suffer from high standards and expectations, especially an acute …

Scientific interest in “food addiction” is growing, but the topic remains controversial. One
critique of “food addiction” is its high degree of phenotypic overlap with binge eating …

Binge eating is characterized by significant imbalance in food intake regulation and is often
comorbid with obesity and depression. Mindfulness-based approaches may reduce …

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tivation LAORTALITY OVERWEIGHT BODY MASS INDEX prevalence BEHAVIOR DIETARY …

The development of the Emotional Eating Scale (EES) is described. The factor solution
replicated the scale's construction, revealing Anger/Frustration, Anxiety, and Depression …

Attendance and completion of weight loss intervention is associated with better weight loss
outcomes; however, attrition is neither consistently reported nor comprehensively explored …

Studies comparing obese and nonobese persons have generally failed to find differences in
global aspects of psychological functioning (eg, depression, anxiety). The resulting …

Context Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an effective specialty treatment for binge eating
disorder (BED). Behavioral weight loss treatment (BWL) and guided self-help based on …

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a new eating disorder that describes the eating disturbance
of a large number of individuals who suffer from recurrent binge eating but who do not …

Diagnostic criteria have been developed for a new eating disorder, binge eating disorder
(BED), to describe the many individuals who have problems with recurrent binge eating but …