Awarding binge eating disorder (BED) recognition as an official mental health diagnosis will help improve the quality of life.
People suffering from BED often experience compulsive, out-of-control episodes of eating after which they suffer from shame, guilt and depression and which are often accompanied by serious medical and psychiatric comorbidities.
Eating Recovery Center’s Emmett Bishop said that official recognition of the condition will help people overcome the stigma associated with BED. “BED has long been underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed as a mental health issue, due in large part to its classification as only a provisional eating disorders diagnosis in the DSM. The acceptance of BED as a recognized and treatable mental illness has the potential to lead to more access to care, open new avenues to insurance coverage and diminish the stigma that many of its sufferers have faced”, he said.
Orthorexia Nervosa | Eating Disorder - Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment
Are you a Health Food Junkie? Are you obsessed with what you eat all the time? You may be a victim of a condition called Orthorexia Nervosa.
Are you a Health Food Junkie? Are you obsessed with what you eat all the time? You may be a victim of a condition called Orthorexia Nervosa.
Bite Counter - A Gadget that Helps Stop Overeating
Just like a pedometer counts aerobic steps, the bite counter counts every bite taken. It rings an alarm on nearing the danger zone of overeating set by the person.
Just like a pedometer counts aerobic steps, the bite counter counts every bite taken. It rings an alarm on nearing the danger zone of overeating set by the person.
