binge-eating syndrome
Noun: A psychological eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large quantities of food (bingeing) in a discrete period, accompanied by a feeling of loss of control, and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. Unlike bulimia nervosa, these episodes are not regularly followed by compensatory behaviors like purging.
This term is used in clinical, psychological, and medical contexts to formally describe the condition. It is often discussed in relation to mental health, treatment plans, and behavioral studies. - She was diagnosed with binge-eating syndrome after years of struggling with secretive eating episodes. - The study focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment for binge-eating syndrome.
- In a clinical assessment: "The diagnostic criteria for binge-eating syndrome include marked distress regarding the bingeing."
- In a research context: "The prevalence of binge-eating syndrome in the studied population was approximately 3.5%."
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED): The formal diagnostic name as listed in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). This is now the more standard clinical term.
- Bingeing (verb)/Binge (noun): The act of consuming an abnormally large amount of food in a short time.
- Compulsive Overeating: A related, though less clinically specific, term describing similar behavior.
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED) (clinical synonym)
- Compulsive Eating Disorder (general synonym)
- To suffer from binge-eating syndrome: To have the disorder.
- He has suffered from binge-eating syndrome since adolescence.
- To struggle with binge eating: A common phrase describing the experience of the disorder's symptoms.
- Many people struggle with binge eating in silence.
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a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
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