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Disordered Eating

MedGen UID:
881480
•Concept ID:
C0855228
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

Abnormal eating behaviors, including binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, night eating, and self-induced vomiting, though not at a level that rises to the diagnosis of eating disorder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisordered Eating

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Diagnosis and Management.
Klein DA, Sylvester JE, Schvey NA
Am Fam Physician 2021 Jan 1;103(1):22-32. PMID: 33382560
Mental health issues and psychological factors in athletes: detection, management, effect on performance and prevention: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement-Executive Summary.
Chang C, Putukian M, Aerni G, Diamond A, Hong G, Ingram Y, Reardon CL, Wolanin A
Br J Sports Med 2020 Feb;54(4):216-220. Epub 2019 Dec 6 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101583. PMID: 31810972
Amenorrhea: A Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management.
Klein DA, Paradise SL, Reeder RM
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jul 1;100(1):39-48. PMID: 31259490

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update.
Nagata JM, Ganson KT, Murray SB
Curr Opin Pediatr 2020 Aug;32(4):476-481. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000911. PMID: 32520822Free PMC Article
Associations between Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating in a Large Sample of Adolescents.
Baceviciene M, Jankauskiene R
Nutrients 2020 Mar 12;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030752. PMID: 32178334Free PMC Article
A Biopsychosocial Model of Social Media Use and Body Image Concerns, Disordered Eating, and Muscle-Building Behaviors among Adolescent Girls and Boys.
Rodgers RF, Slater A, Gordon CS, McLean SA, Jarman HK, Paxton SJ
J Youth Adolesc 2020 Feb;49(2):399-409. Epub 2020 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s10964-019-01190-0. PMID: 31907699
Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Youth with Overweight and Obesity: Implications for Treatment.
Hayes JF, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Karam AM, Jakubiak J, Brown ML, Wilfley DE
Curr Obes Rep 2018 Sep;7(3):235-246. doi: 10.1007/s13679-018-0316-9. PMID: 30069717Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes.
Holland G, Tiggemann M
Body Image 2016 Jun;17:100-10. Epub 2016 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.008. PMID: 26995158

Diagnosis

Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes.
Petisco-Rodríguez C, Sánchez-Sánchez LC, Fernández-García R, Sánchez-Sánchez J, García-Montes JM
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Sep 16;17(18) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186754. PMID: 32948005Free PMC Article
Menses Requires Energy: A Review of How Disordered Eating, Excessive Exercise, and High Stress Lead to Menstrual Irregularities.
Huhmann K
Clin Ther 2020 Mar;42(3):401-407. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.01.016. PMID: 32139174
Social Media, Thin-Ideal, Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes: An Exploratory Analysis.
Aparicio-Martinez P, Perea-Moreno AJ, Martinez-Jimenez MP, Redel-Macías MD, Pagliari C, Vaquero-Abellan M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Oct 29;16(21) doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214177. PMID: 31671857Free PMC Article
Recent Research on Bulimia Nervosa.
Wade TD
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2019 Mar;42(1):21-32. Epub 2018 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.002. PMID: 30704637
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Toni G, Berioli MG, Cerquiglini L, Ceccarini G, Grohmann U, Principi N, Esposito S
Nutrients 2017 Aug 19;9(8) doi: 10.3390/nu9080906. PMID: 28825608Free PMC Article

Therapy

Eating-disorder psychopathology in female athletes and non-athletes: A meta-analysis.
Chapa DAN, Johnson SN, Richson BN, Bjorlie K, Won YQ, Nelson SV, Ayres J, Jun D, Forbush KT, Christensen KA, Perko VL
Int J Eat Disord 2022 Jul;55(7):861-885. Epub 2022 Jun 4 doi: 10.1002/eat.23748. PMID: 35665528Free PMC Article
Associations between Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating in a Large Sample of Adolescents.
Baceviciene M, Jankauskiene R
Nutrients 2020 Mar 12;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030752. PMID: 32178334Free PMC Article
Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery.
Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Wadden TA, Ashare R, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams NN, Edwards M, Tewksbury C, Wu J
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2019 Apr;15(4):650-655. Epub 2019 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.029. PMID: 30858009Free PMC Article
Disordered eating and obesity: associations between binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, and weight-related comorbidities.
McCuen-Wurst C, Ruggieri M, Allison KC
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Jan;1411(1):96-105. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13467. PMID: 29044551Free PMC Article
Nutritional considerations for vegetarian athletes.
Barr SI, Rideout CA
Nutrition 2004 Jul-Aug;20(7-8):696-703. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.04.015. PMID: 15212753

Prognosis

Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in Pediatric Obesity: Assessment and Next Steps.
Chaves E, Jeffrey DT, Williams DR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Aug 24;20(17) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20176638. PMID: 37681777Free PMC Article
Disordered eating in collegiate English equestrian athletes in aesthetic and nonaesthetic disciplines.
Borgelt S, Burmeister JM
Eat Behav 2022 Aug;46:101661. Epub 2022 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101661. PMID: 35988298
Schema Modes, Trauma, and Disordered Eating.
Goddard H, Hammersley R, Reid M
J Cogn Psychother 2022 Feb 1;36(1):70-95. doi: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00050. PMID: 35121680
Intuitive eating longitudinally predicts better psychological health and lower use of disordered eating behaviors: findings from EAT 2010-2018.
Hazzard VM, Telke SE, Simone M, Anderson LM, Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D
Eat Weight Disord 2021 Feb;26(1):287-294. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00852-4. PMID: 32006391Free PMC Article
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Toni G, Berioli MG, Cerquiglini L, Ceccarini G, Grohmann U, Principi N, Esposito S
Nutrients 2017 Aug 19;9(8) doi: 10.3390/nu9080906. PMID: 28825608Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Schema Modes, Trauma, and Disordered Eating.
Goddard H, Hammersley R, Reid M
J Cogn Psychother 2022 Feb 1;36(1):70-95. doi: 10.1891/JCPSY-D-20-00050. PMID: 35121680
Disordered eating and eating disorders among women seeking fertility treatment: A systematic review.
Hecht LM, Hadwiger A, Patel S, Hecht BR, Loree A, Ahmedani BK, Miller-Matero LR
Arch Womens Ment Health 2022 Feb;25(1):21-32. Epub 2021 Jun 27 doi: 10.1007/s00737-021-01156-x. PMID: 34175997
Intuitive eating longitudinally predicts better psychological health and lower use of disordered eating behaviors: findings from EAT 2010-2018.
Hazzard VM, Telke SE, Simone M, Anderson LM, Larson NI, Neumark-Sztainer D
Eat Weight Disord 2021 Feb;26(1):287-294. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00852-4. PMID: 32006391Free PMC Article
Associations between Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating in a Large Sample of Adolescents.
Baceviciene M, Jankauskiene R
Nutrients 2020 Mar 12;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030752. PMID: 32178334Free PMC Article
The relationship between social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents.
Wilksch SM, O'Shea A, Ho P, Byrne S, Wade TD
Int J Eat Disord 2020 Jan;53(1):96-106. Epub 2019 Dec 3 doi: 10.1002/eat.23198. PMID: 31797420

Recent systematic reviews

Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.
Nimbley E, Golds L, Sharpe H, Gillespie-Smith K, Duffy F
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2022 Sep;30(5):538-559. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/erv.2920. PMID: 35737818Free PMC Article
Stress and eating behaviours in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hill D, Conner M, Clancy F, Moss R, Wilding S, Bristow M, O'Connor DB
Health Psychol Rev 2022 Jun;16(2):280-304. Epub 2021 May 24 doi: 10.1080/17437199.2021.1923406. PMID: 33913377
Social media, body image and food choices in healthy young adults: A mixed methods systematic review.
Rounsefell K, Gibson S, McLean S, Blair M, Molenaar A, Brennan L, Truby H, McCaffrey TA
Nutr Diet 2020 Feb;77(1):19-40. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12581. PMID: 31583837Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the impact of the use of social networking sites on body image and disordered eating outcomes.
Holland G, Tiggemann M
Body Image 2016 Jun;17:100-10. Epub 2016 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.02.008. PMID: 26995158
Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: a systematic review.
Katterman SN, Kleinman BM, Hood MM, Nackers LM, Corsica JA
Eat Behav 2014 Apr;15(2):197-204. Epub 2014 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.01.005. PMID: 24854804

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