Under the Radar: Diagnosing Binge Eating Disorder in a Pediatric Obesity Clinic

Autor: Sara Lappe, Danielle Mizell, Naim Alkhouri, Katie Nowacki, Mark Patterson, Sara Seither, Kate Grampp Eshleman, Claire E. Wallace
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 141:223A-223A
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.141.1ma3.223aa
Popis: Background: Binge Eating Disorder (BED) became a formal diagnosis in the DSM-5 in 2013. Obesity is one condition associated with BED, and onset of binge eating before age 18 is related to earlier onset of obesity and of comorbid mental disorders. Currently available measures to assess BED in the pediatric population screen for some BED symptoms but do not gather sufficient information to determine a diagnosis. Thus, prevalence rates in the pediatric population have not yet been established. Purpose: The primary aim of …
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