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Article #23: Binge Eating Disorder: How Near is it to You?

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Binge Eating Disorder: How Near is it to treatment for this malady and it has been
You? found that one third of women that seek
09th November 2006 treatment to lose weight suffer from the
Author: Mark J Emslie disease. The treatment of binge eating
The Severity of the Problem disorder can be challenging because most
Binge eating disorder (or compulsive people feel ashamed of their disorder and
overeating) is a relatively recently try to hide their problem and do not seek
recognized disorder and is a condition professional advice.
that millions of Americans may have. It A comprehensive treatment plan is
is the most common of the eating necessary that can be adjusted to meet
disorders and one which resembles bulimia the needs of each patient but the goal
nervosa. for treatment of binge-eating disorder is
It is a condition in which you regularly to reduce eating binges and, when
eat large amounts of food within a couple necessary, to lose weight. Treatment also
of hours (a binge) and is a severe, includes counselling, medicines such as
life-threatening disorder that is found antidepressants, or a combination of the
in about 2 percent of the general two. Venlafaxine may also be an effective
population; more often in women than men. treatment for binge eating disorder that
Binge eating disorder is also often (50% is associated with an overweight or obese
of the time) associated with major person.
depression and with obesity. This Part of the multidisciplinary treatment
disorder is usually diagnosed and treated of binge-eating disorder includes
by a psychiatrist and/or a psychologist pharmacotherapy and the treatment also
but a person suffering from binge eating utilizes some of the same strategies as
disorder is very well aware that a those for bulimia. Self-help may also be
problem exists themselves. a useful addition to treatment,
Treatment particularly in the less complicated
Whilst binge eating disorder is a serious cases of bulimia and binge eating
problem, it can often be evaluated and disorder.
treated successfully. However, it is not Binge eating disorder is a real illness
everyone that has binge eating disorder that causes emotional turmoil and should
is necessarily overweight. Presently, not be confused with a person simply
there is no universally accepted standard being over-weight or fat.






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