As we learned in my last post, binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States, affecting all age groups and genders. BED is usually seen in teens and early adults, and is experienced by up to 3.5% of women and 2% of men. In women, BED usually comes-on in… Continue reading Binge Eating Disorder: Gender Differences
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History of Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder, or BED, was only just recently recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in its fifth edition (DSM-V), which was published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in May of 2013. In the DSM-IV, published in 1994, BED was included in Appendix B under the diagnosis of “Eating Disorder… Continue reading History of Binge Eating Disorder