Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Intervention in Obese Women with Binge Eating Disorder

Abstract

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by eating large amounts of food, not followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors for weight control that characterize other eating disorders. In 2013, it was approved, by the American Psychiatric Association, the inclusion of this disorder in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5th edition (DSM-V) as its own category of eating disorder.1 There is an important relationship between this disorder and obesity, which complexity is linked to psychological and physical implications, such as a low self-esteem, weight and shape concerns, and unhealthy eating behaviors including binge eating.2