ArticleGeneral hospital psychiatry
Characterizing emotional overeating among patients with and without binge-eating disorder in primary care.
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- Two of a Kind? Mapping the Psychopathological Space between Obesity with and without Binge Eating Disorder.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Poor appetite and overeating reported by adults in Australia during the coronavirus-19 disease pandemic: a population-based study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Effects of Game Situation-Dependent Emotions on Sport Spectators' Food Craving.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Eating habits and mental health among rugby players of the Peruvian pre-selection during the second quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Emotional overeating questionnaire: a validation study in Italian adults with obesity, overweight or normal weight.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveEmotional overeating and loss-of-control eating are associated with poorer weight-related and psychiatric outcomes, yet our understanding of the relationship between these variables is limited, particularly among individuals in primary care. This study examined the frequency of emotional overeating and relationship with loss-of-control eating among patients with and without binge-eating disorder (BED) seeking weight loss treatment in primary care.
methodParticipants were 131 adults (n = 105 female) with overweight/obesity seeking weight loss treatment in primary care. Participants completed the Eating Disorder Examination (semi-structured interview) and Yale Emotional Overeating Scale, which measures emotional overeating episodes. Height and weight were measured. Mean age and BMI were 47.60 years and 35.31 kg/m
resultsParticipants with BED endorsed more frequent emotional overeating episodes compared to those without BED. While total emotional overeating scores were not associated with loss-of-control eating, discrete types of emotional overeating episodes (e.g., loneliness) were associated with loss-of-control eating. Emotional overeating was most often reported in response to loneliness, boredom, or anxiety, which varied by BED status.
conclusionsMost participants endorsed recent episodes of emotional overeating; those with BED endorsed more frequent episodes. Future research examining the impact of emotional overeating on weight loss treatment outcomes is warranted.
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