Kl. Eldredge et Ws. Agras, BURNED OUT BINGE EATERS - A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, The International journal of eating disorders, 19(4), 1996, pp. 411-414
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare individuals who me
et all the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder (BED), except
loss of control, to individuals with BED and eating disorder not othe
rwise specified (EDNOS) on weight history variables. Method: Subjects
were solicited among new participants in weight loss programs, with 35
meeting BED criteria, 47 meeting criteria for EDNOS, and 6 meeting cr
iteria for BED without loss of control. Results: Groups were not found
to differ on age of onset of overweight or dieting, age of first bing
e, rate of largest weight loss, or number of times of losing 10 + lb.
Groups did differ on highest weight ever and current body mass index (
BMI). Subjects with BED without loss of control had a significantly hi
gher highest weight and current BMI than both BED and EDNOS subjects.
Discussion: The results suggest that individuals reporting all the sym
ptoms of BED except loss of control may be ''former'' BEDs who have ''
given up'' on efforts to control their binge eating. (C) 1996 by John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.