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The phenomena of “bingeing”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Clive G Ballard ,
Ramilgan N C Mohan ,
Laurence McGibben ,
Matthew Kurian  and
W Raza Silveira
Clive G Ballard
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, University Department of Psychiatry, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2QZ, UK
Ramilgan N C Mohan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Laurence McGibben
Affiliation:
West Midlands Rotational Training Scheme, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Matthew Kurian
Affiliation:
West Midlands Rotational Training Scheme, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
W Raza Silveira
Affiliation:
Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
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Abstract

Different authors have used markedly different definitions of bingeing. Probably the most widely used of the current definitions is the DSM III R definition which states that a large amount of food must be consumed over a short period of time. Three case histories and a case vignette are used to illustrate the different clinical syndromes which may include bingeing, when bingeing is defined in this way. The authors argue that cognitive constructs are a more precise way of defining bingeing within the context of eating disorders.

Keywords

Bingeingeating disordersdefinition
Type
Perspective
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1992 , pp. 61 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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