Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Binge-Eating Disorder
DEFINITION
- Recurrent episodes of eating significantly more food in a short period of time than most people would eat under similar circumstances, accompanied by a sense of loss of control over eating
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Last updated: July 16, 2025
Citation
Im, Carolyn H, et al. "Binge-Eating Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787080/all/Binge_Eating_Disorder.
Im CH, McEvoy K, Guarda AS. Binge-Eating Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787080/all/Binge_Eating_Disorder. Accessed October 23, 2025.
Im, C. H., McEvoy, K., & Guarda, A. S. (2025). Binge-Eating Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787080/all/Binge_Eating_Disorder
Im CH, McEvoy K, Guarda AS. Binge-Eating Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787080/all/Binge_Eating_Disorder.
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