Binge Eating Disorder Treatment


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Binge Eating Disorder Treatment


Because binge eating disorder has only recently been identified, no standard treatment programs have been developed for it. Most people who have it are treated in conventional weight loss programs for obesity, which pay little attention to bingeing - even though 10 to 20% of the people in these programs have binge eating disorder. Most people who have the disorder accept this situation because they are more concerned about their obesity than their bingeing. Specific treatments for binge eating are being developed based on the treatment of bulimia nervosa; they include:

• Psychotherapy
• Antidepressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Prozac
• Appetite suppressants

Although those treatments are reasonably effective in controlling binge eating, psychotherapy appears to have the longer-lasting effects.

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