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Binge eating in bariatric surgery patients
Author(s) -
Kalarchian Melissa A.,
Wilson G. Terence,
Brolin Robert E.,
Bradley Lisa
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199801)23:1<89::aid-eat11>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - binge eating , disinhibition , binge eating disorder , psychology , depression (economics) , beck depression inventory , obesity surgery , psychiatry , obesity , weight loss , clinical psychology , eating behavior , eating disorders , gastric bypass , bulimia nervosa , medicine , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
Objective Eating behavior, attitudes toward eating and body weight and shape, and depression were assessed in a sample of 64 morbidly obese gastric bypass surgery candidates. Method: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Three‐Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), and the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) were administered at the first preoperative visit. Results: Twenty‐five subjects (39%) reported at least one binge episode per week on average over the 3 months prior to seeking treatment. Binge eaters had significantly higher TFEQ Disinhibition and Hunger scores than nonbinge eaters. Binge eaters also differed from nonbinge eaters in terms of attitudes toward eating, shape, and weight. Discussion: A significant number of gastric bypass surgery candidates report binge eating. The findings are consistent with other studies showing binge eaters to be a distinctive subgroup of the obese. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 23: 89–92, 1998.