Addiction is a poorly understood and widely misused concept. Far from providing an
explanation of eating disorders, the concept is itself in need of explanation. Addiction is most …

A substantial gap exists between scientific evidence and clinical practice in the
psychological treatment of eating disorders. Not only are eating disorders commonly …

The frequent comorbidity of eating disorders and substance use has been demonstrated
consistently by research. Less is known about the basis of this relationship. A review of the …

The binge eating that is a prominent feature of many eating disorders shares many
similarities with substance abuse. People with binge eating and substance abuse report …

Objective This study examined the strength of associations between disordered eating and
eating disorders and substance use and substance use disorders (SU/SUDs) in an …

Eating disorders show some similar features to substance abuse and dependence, but this
does not justify viewing them as an addiction. Neither tolerance nor withdrawal reactions to …

An association between eating disorder symptoms and stress has been observed in a
number of studies in both laboratory and clinical settings. A popular conclusion has been …

Objective To highlight developments in the taxonomy of eating disorders since Russell's
original description of bulimia nervosa (BN) in 1979 and through 3 versions of the …

Clinicians involved in substance abuse treatment have been aware for some time that
women with alcohol or other drug abuse problems also frequently suffer from eating …

Abstract The term Food Addiction (FA) is not new and had been previously described in the
literature, in the last century, in the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number …