BINGE EATING DISORDER

Course overview

BINGE EATING DISORDER IS AN EATING DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NON-PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES WITH SOME DEGREE OF IMPAIRMENT OF DAILY LIFE AND A FEW SEVERE IMPAIRMENTS. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION (DSM-5), BINGE EATING DISORDER CONSISTS OF (1) CONSUMING A LARGER AMOUNT OF FOOD THAN OTHER PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSUME IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SIMILAR PERIOD (USUALLY WITHIN A TWO HOUR PERIOD). (2) LACK OF CONTROL OF EATING AND FEELING GUILTY AFTER EATING. EPISODES OF BINGE EATING DISORDER OCCUR EVERY WEEK (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) FOR THREE MONTHS AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH COMPENSATORY BEHAVIOR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BINGE EATING DISORDER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.