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Binge Eating Disorder Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Emotional Stress
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The cause is unknown. However, binge eating often begins during or after strict dieting. It may be caused by the stress of not eating enough food.
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BED is usually diagnosed and treated by a psychiatrist and/or a psychologist. In addition to an interview with the patient, personality and behavioral inventories, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), may be administered...
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Binge eating episodes may act as a psychological release for excessive emotional stress. Other circumstances that may make a child or adolescent more likely to engage in binge eating include heredity and certain psychological affective disorders s...
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Binge eating episodes may act as a psychological release for excessive emotional stress . Other circumstances that may predispose an individual to BED include heredity and affective disorders, such as major depression. BED patients are also more l...
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