A disorder associated with three or more of the following: eating until feeling uncomfortably full; eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry; eating much more rapidly than normal; eating alone due to embarrassment; feeling of disgust, DEPRESSION, or guilt after overeating. Criteria includes occurrence on average, at least 2 days a week for 6 months. The binge eating is not associated with the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behavior (i.e. purging, excessive exercise, etc.) and does not co-occur exclusively with BULIMIA NERVOSA or ANOREXIA NERVOSA. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

DUI

D056912 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0533368

Previous indexing

Bulimia Nervosa (2000-2009)

History note

2010; use BULIMIA NERVOSA 2000-2009

Public note

2010; see BULIMIA NERVOSA 2000-2009