Eating disorders (EDs) are pernicious psychiatric illnesses associated with significant
psychiatric and medical morbidity and mortality, and at significant personal, familial, and …

Objective Due to the inconsistency of the research findings in the current literature, the
prevalence of binge and loss of control (LOC) eating among children and adolescents with …

Objectives. We examined purging for weight control, diet pill use, and obesity across sexual
orientation identity and ethnicity groups. Methods. Anonymous survey data were analyzed …

The objective is to estimate the prevalence of binge-eating disorder (BED) and subclinical
BED in children and adolescents. Relevant articles were searched in the databases of …

Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors appear to be quite common in youth, and
overweight youth have been identified as a subset of the population at particularly high risk …

An increasing number of researchers have examined body image concerns, disordered
eating, and other behaviors associated with increasing muscle size among men from …

Objective To establish what is known about binge eating in children and adolescents and to
identify unresolved questions. Method We reviewed relevant studies to highlight and …

Although binge-eating disorder may manifest in childhood, a significantly larger proportion
of youth report episodes involving a loss of control while eating, the hallmark feature of …

Shame has been highlighted as a key component of eating psychopathology. However, the
specific impact of body image shame on binge eating and the mechanisms through which it …

There is growing recognition that binge eating is a prevalent problem with serious
implications for both clinical and nonclinical samples. The current study aimed at examining …