Binge eating : psychological factors, symptoms and treatment / Natalie Chambers, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chambers, Natalie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compulsive eating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder among men and women. This book centers on binge eating, which consists of episodes of uncontrollable overeating, followed by compensatory behavior (i.e., purging, fasting, heavy exercising). People who suffer from this disease often try to hide their binge-eating episodes from others, and often feel ashamed or depressed about their overeating. Many factors may contribute to binge-eating, such as dissociation, which may undermine an individual's body image, and impulsivity. This book focuses on such factors as well as the frequency with which such behaviors occur in multi-ethnic populations, and the differences in frequency rates as a function of gender and identity. The differences in binge eating and bulimia nervosa behaviors are also explained, as well as the theory that binging on some palatable foods, such as sugar, can result in addictive-like behavior. The association between emotional abuse in childhood and future binge eating episodes are explained as well as the prevalence of BE episodes in overweight or obese children or adolescents. The effectiveness of certain treatments for binge-eating are described, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational enhancement therapy (MET) and combined treatment.

Contents:

Short communication A : on the relationship between dissociation and binge eating / Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz and Alexander J. Mussap

Short communication B : binge eating : what we can learn form multi-ethnic community samples / Fary M. Cachelin and Pamela C. Regan

Short communication C : characteristics of binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder / Cortney S. Warren ... [et al.]

Short communication C: pretreatment motivational enhancement therapy reduces drop-out rate from group cognitive behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa outpatients : a preliminary study / Michiko Nakazato ... [et al.]

The acquired preparedness model of risk for binge eating disorder : integrating nonspecific and specific risk processes / Jessica L. Combs and Gregory T. Smith

Causal and maintenance factors in binge eating disorder / Christopher N. Ochner, Allan Geliebter and Eva Conceição

Binge eating in relation to addiction : evidence from an animal model of sugar addiction / Nicole M. Avena ... [et al.]

Hypothesized pathways from childhood emotional abuse to binge eating / Sarah Fischer and Erin Hartzell

Binge eating symptoms in obese children and adolescent : influence of parents and effect of treatment / Barbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço ... [et al.]

Binge eating in children and adolescents / Andrea B. Goldschmidt and Denise E. Wilfley

Psychological treatment of binge eating disorder in adults / Kelly R. Theim and Denise E. Wilfley

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder / Jennifer D. Slane and Kelley L. Klump

Cognitive behavioral treatment for overweight, obesity and binge eating associated to antipsychotic drugs / Yasser Khazaal ... [et al.]

How do emotions govern the binge eating decision? / Blanca Roldán-Ortega ... [et al.].

Notes:

"Nova biomedical"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-146-8

OCLC:

923662768