0 eating a lot of food, especially without being able to control yourself --
The fourth largest cluster was labelled ' restricting bulimics ' (n=63) and was characterized by high levels of binge eating and vomiting, along with high restriction and food avoidance.
It will be of interest for longitudinal studies to investigate the role of binge eating in the increased prevalence of obesity between adolescence and middle adulthood.
Risk factors for binge eating disorder : a community-based case-control study.
In addition, the therapist introduces cognitive restructuring and self-regulatory behavioural strategies for reducing the frequency of binge eating and normalizing eating patterns.
Inclusion criteria were female gender, age range of 18- 65 years, and the presence of binge eating and purging behavior.
Of these 19, only one (5.6 %) reported binge eating/purging at least once weekly over the previous 3 months at follow-up.
The findings indicate that more complex assessment of such patients is needed, to include identification of binge eating and personality disorder pathology.
It is typically characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging (self-induced vomiting).
