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Binge Eating Disorder : Causes

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Causes could include:
  • Emotional Stress

Causes Overview Articles

Binge eating
The cause is unknown. However, binge eating often begins during or after strict dieting.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Binge Eating Disorder
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 administere...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Binge Eating Disorder
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Binge-Eating Disorder
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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