What is the DSM-5 and what does it mean for Binge Eating Disorder?
For those working in the field of behavioral health, the “go-to” book for definitions of the various mental illnesses is The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The current version, DSM-IV, was released in 1994 and the updated manual is slated for release in May 2013. Several changes will affect the eating disorder community. The term NOS or not otherwise specified will be eliminated from the DSM-5; therefore, the diagnosis of ED-NOS will no longer be utilized. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) will be elevated to a distinct category…
Lizabeth Wesely-Casella: My experience with Binge Eating Disorder
If you looked through The Women’s Issue, our most current magazine, you might recognize the name: Lizabeth Wesely-Casella graced Beutiful Magazine two months ago with an article related to shame-based behavior and seeking help. I’m thrilled to say that over the past two months, we’ve kept in contact and have joined Lizabeth and her company, BingeBehavior.com, for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Week. The original mastermind behind BED Week, Lizabeth has first-hand experience with Binge Eating Disorder and is now using her company to help those living with Binge Eating Disorder…
Binge Eating Disorder and Recovery
During my years in high school, I had poor eating habits. I wouldn’t eat much for lunch because my friends didn’t really eat and I didn’t want to be seen as the “fat” one. At this time I also dealt with a lot of emotional trauma trying to fit in and adjust to high school, it was a new environment for me. So when I would come home I would just eat whatever we had to fill that empty feeling inside of myself. While I don’t think I would be…
Recognizing Binge Eating Disorder And Its Symptoms
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is often misunderstood and difficult to recognize. When most people think of eating disorders, they imagine a skeletal fashion model or very thin teenage girls/adults. People normally do not know that ANYONE can have an eating disorder – even people who are average weights or overweight/obese. It is important to realize that although eating disorder awareness efforts often focus attention on anorexia and bulimia, which are conditions that often result in dramatic (and dangerous) weight loss, not every disordered eater is obsessed with self-starvation. Binge Eating…
The behaviors and after-effects associated with Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder (BED), the little-known yet most common eating disorder, has a profound impact on a BED sufferer. They may lose confidence in their ability to control the amount of food consumed once a binge begins. This lack of control quickly spills over to other areas of their life and can have dramatic ramifications on school, career, and relationships with family and friends. The symptoms and effects of BED are often more extreme in the cases of those also suffering with co-occurring disorders, for example, depression or substance abuse….
