title: Binge eating in overweight treatment-seeking adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the frequency and recency of binge eating in relation to psychopathology in overweight, treatment-seeking adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated psychological correlates of the frequency and recency of reported loss of control (LOC) eating episodes in 160 overweight (body mass index [BMI]: 40.7 +/- 8.8 kg/m(2)) adolescents. On the basis of the responses to the eating disorder examination (EDE), participants were categorized into one of four groups: full-syndrome binge eating disorder (BED); recent but infrequent binge eating (episodes within the 3 months before interview; RECENT-BINGE); remote and infrequent LOC eating (episodes occurring >3 months before assessment; PAST-LOC), or no history of LOC episodes (NE).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The BED group reported higher EDE scores (global, p < .01), and more negative mood and anxiety than all other groups (p's < .01). Compared with NE, RECENT-BINGE also reported more anxiety and higher EDE scores (p's < .01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overweight, treatment-seeking adolescents with BED are clearly distinguishable from teens without the disorder on measures of eating-related psychopathology, mood, and anxiety. RECENT-BINGE, but not PAST-LOC, is also associated with significantly greater eating-related and general psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Unit on Growth and Obesity, DEB, NICHD, NIH, 10 Center Drive, CRC, Room 1-3330 MSC 1103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1103, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Glasofer
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanofsky-Kraff
authors.forename: Kamryn T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.forename: Susan Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Yanovski
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Theim
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mirch
authors.forename: Samareh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghorbani
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ranzenhofer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haaga
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yanovski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D050177:Overweight; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*