ReviewJournal of behavioral addictions2013
The overlap between binge eating disorder and substance use disorders: Diagnosis and neurobiology.
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- The Microbiota, the Gut and the Brain in Eating and Alcohol Use Disorders: A 'Ménage à Trois'?Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2017Pooled it
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- "A Profound, Abiding Hatred": An Analysis of Hermann Goering's Alleged Morphine Addiction.Cureus · 2023Review
- Features of Addiction in Binge-Eating Disorder: Considerations for Screening and Treatment.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- The Roles of Anxiety and Self-Esteem in the Risk of Eating Disorders and Compulsive Buying Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Potential of N-acetyl Cysteine in Behavioral Addictions and Related Compulsive and Impulsive Behaviors and Disorders: a Scoping Review.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
- Eating disorders and subsequent risk of substance use disorders involving illicit drugs: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Neural circuit control of innate behaviors.Science China. Life sciences · 2022Review
- Sleep dysregulation in binge eating disorder and "food addiction": the orexin (hypocretin) system as a potential neurobiological link.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021Review
- Converging vulnerability factors for compulsive food and drug use.Neuropharmacology · 2021Review
- Impulsivity and Its Relationship With Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Treatment in Binge Eating Disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Binge-Eating Disorder and Its Association with Nicotine Dependence Among Under-Graduate Students at a Saudi Public University.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
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- Testing the transdiagnostic hypothesis of inhibitory control deficits in addictions: An experimental study on gambling disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsBinge eating disorder (BED) is a relatively common condition, especially in young adult females, and is characterized by chronic over-consumption of food resulting in embarrassment, distress, and potential health problems. It is formally included as a disorder in DSM-5 for the first time, an acknowledgement to its debilitating nature. This article explores the overlap between binge eating disorder and substance use disorders (SUD).
methodsThe bibliographic search was a computerized screen of PubMed databases from January 1990 to the present. Binge eating disorder, substance use disorder, binging, obesity, food addiction, comorbidity, dopamine, opioid, serotonin, glutamate, and pharmacological treatment were the keywords used in searching.
resultsBED shares similar phenomenology to SUD, including significant urges to engage in binging episodes, resulting in distress and impairment. Similar neurobiological pathways are found in both BED and SUD and medications based on similar neurobiology have been examined for both disorders. A subset of individuals with BED may have a "food addiction", but there is no clinical agreement on the meaning of "food addiction". Exploring the relationship between BED and obesity may also shed light on the extent to which BED can be viewed as an addiction.
conclusionsOverall, nascent research regarding BED and SUD suggests an overlap between these disorders, but there are discrepancies between these two disorders that need further exploration.
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