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 HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.