Binge Eating Disorder

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• Binge Eating Disorder Facts
• What Is Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Are Binge Eating Disorder Risk Factors and Causes?
• What Are Symptoms and Signs of Binge Eating Disorder?
• If I Binge-Eat, Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Specialists Treat Binge Eating Disorder?
• How Is Binge Eating Disorder Different From Other Eating Disorders?
• Why Do People With Binge Eating Disorder Binge?
• What Are the Latest Statistics on Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Conditions Coexist With Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Tests Do Health-Care Professionals Use to Diagnose Binge Eating Disorder?
• When Should Someone Seek Medical Care for Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Are Binge Eating Disorder Treatments?
• Psychotherapy for Binge Eating Disorder
• What Medications Treat Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Are Binge Eating Disorder Home Remedies?
• What Are Binge Eating Disorder Complications?
• What Is the Prognosis for Binge Eating Disorder?
• Is There a Way to Prevent Binge Eating Disorder?
• What Are Binge Eating Disorder Resources?
• How Can People Find More Information on Binge Eating Disorder?

• The American Psychiatric Association officially recognized binge eating disorder as a diagnosis in 2013.
• Binge eating disorder includes eating binges but has no behavior component to compensate for the eating (for example, purging behavior or excessive exercise).
• Binge eating disorder is thought to be the most common eating disorder, ahead of both anorexia and bulimia.
• Not all people with binge eating disorder are overweight, but most who seek treatment for binge eating disorder are overweight or obese.
• People with binge eating disorder commonly have other psychiatric conditions, such as depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety.
• There is no specific test or procedure to diagnose binge eating disorder. DSM-5 criteria has been used as a diagnostic tool.
• Binge eating disorder is likely caused by a combination of genetic, biological, and psychological factors.
• Treatment for binge eating disorder may include medications, psychotherapy, or both.
• Although binge eating disorder can last for years, for the majority of people, treatment can reduce the symptoms and complications of binge eating disorder.

Binge eating disorder is characterized by binge eating without subsequent episodes of purging, using laxatives or excessive/driven exercise. Although binge eating disorders have been described since the 1950s, binge eating disorder has only been officially recognized as a formal diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association since 2013, with the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Before the DSM-5 inclusion, binge eating disorder was considered an "unspecified eating disorder." Binge eating disorder is different from other eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, orthorexia (obsessively eating "healthy foods"), or restrictive eating disorder (restricting eating of certain foods).

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