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Binge Eating Disorder Criteria

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Binge Eating Disorder Criteria The Symptoms Must Occur For a Minimum of Six Months: the individual does not engage in compensatory behavior associated with bulimia such as purging, fasting, excessive exercise, diuretic or laxative abuse.

  • Recurrent episodes of binge eating... (The definition of binge eating is consuming what most people would consider an unusually large amount of food within a two-hour time)
  • Feeling out of control and unable to stop the binge.
  • Marked distress About The binge eating

The Binge episode in Binge Eating Disorder is associated with three or more of the following

  • Food seeking as a reward
  • Sneaking or hiding food
  • Food seeking in response to uncomfortable feelings such as sadness, boredom, and restlessness
  • Consuming Food at a rapid pace
  • Consuming food in private
  • Feelings of shame, depression, or disgust are present after the binge
by Jill Cohen, M.S.W., LCSW

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