title: Binge eating and other eating behaviors among patients on treatment for psychoses in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  'Medication-induced eating disorder' is implicated as one of the reasons for the weight gain seen in psychotic patients. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED), binge spectrum and other eating behaviors in patients on treatment for non-affective psychoses in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  An outpatient cross-sectional study of 73 participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the binge spectrum behaviors occurred in patients on treatment for more than 2 years and on concomitant antidepressant medication. Patients admitted to obesogenic eating behaviour more readily than actual calorie intake. BED was absent in our sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While binge spectrum eating behaviors were noted in many patients, the absence of BED was striking and could be due to cultural factors. Binge spectrum eating behaviors could be treatment emergent or linked particularly to the improvement from psychoses and post psychotic depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore 560034, India. sunita_simon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S Simon
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kurpad
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents