Medical articles of Binge eating disorder

14/06/2024
Written by Top Doctors
A guide to eating disorders in young people
In this article, written with the help of AI, leading consultant child and adult psychiatrist Dr Jon Goldin goes into expert detail about eating disorders in young people. He answers common questions and sheds light on effective treatments.
14/09/2023
Melanie Phelps
Chartered Psychologist
Treating binge eating disorder with compassion
It's been found that 22 per cent of people in the UK experience binge eating disorder. It can quickly develop into a set behaviour pattern that requires treatment from expert practitioners. One of these experts is Melanie Phelps, a leading chartered counselling psychologist. She goes into detail about binge eating disorder, highlighting how it manifests itself, the impact it has and how compassion and understanding is key in treatment.
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01/03/2023
Dr Beverley Marais
Psychologist
What is the relationship between dieting and binge eating?
What exactly is the relationship between binge eating and dieting, and does dieting work when it comes to losing weight in the long run? Here to tell us is distinguished consultant psychologist, Dr Beverley Marais.
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10/09/2020
Dr Sylvia Tang
Psychiatrist
Is it possible to overcome binge eating disorder?
Binge eating is a psychological disorder that involves a challenging cycle to break. Dr Tang explains how this disorder is defined and clarifies the actions that can help break the binge eating cycle.
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06/08/2020
Dr Beverley Marais
Psychologist
Binge eating: treatment for overcoming compulsive eating
Throughout the lockdown many of our habits have changed and, for some of us, it’s been our eating habits. Sometimes we can turn to food for comfort, but it can get out of hand. We spoke to leading consultant psychologist, Dr Beverley Marais about binge eating and treatment available for overcoming binge eating disorder.
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12/11/2019
Dr Catherine Sykes
Psychologist
Understanding bulimia
Bulimia nervosa (bulimia, for short) was first identified as a problem in the early 80’s. It has attracted a variety of different definitions. Dr Catherine Sykes talks about the five key features of bulimia that are commonly used for diagnosis.
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07/11/2019
Dr Isobel Horn
Clinical Psychologist
How to stop binge eating
Men and women can suffer from bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder at any age. Binge eating is a defining characteristic of both bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Clinical Psychologist, Dr Isobel Horn is here to tell us how we can interrupt the repetitive cycle of craving food and binge eating.
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21/06/2019
Dr Bijal Chheda-Varma
Psychologist
BED: how to stop binge eating
Those who live with binge eating disorder may feel at a loss of control when it comes to handling their emotions in combination with their relationship to food. One of our top psychologists Dr Bijal Chheda-Varma discusses the potential triggers behind a moment of binge eating and how cognitive behavioural therapy can help.
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