Binge Eating Disorder Criteria

What is binge eating disorder criteria for a DSM diagnosis?

• Symptoms much occur for a minimum of six months.
• The individual does not engage in compensatory behavior such as purging, fasting, excessive exercise, laxative abuse and diuretics.
• Dieting is not a criterion; however women with binge eating disorder do go through periods of dieting and weight loss.
• Recurrent episodes of binge eating. This indicates consuming what most people would consider an unusually large amount of food within a two hour time.
• Feeling out of control and unable to stop the episode of binge eating.
• Marked distress about the episode of binge eating.

Binge Eating Disorder Treatment in Philadelphia. Help is available. Call 267-324-9564.

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