title: [How can we help a binge eater?].
abstract: In primary health care, early recognition of a patient having a binge eating disorder is essential already before the development of overweight. The therapy aims at gaining control over eating, stopping radical attempts at weight reduction and guiding the binge eater to follow a regular meal rhythm and a well-balanced diet. With the help of a regular meal rhythm, food volumes in binge-eating episodes will decrease fairly quickly and the episodes become less frequent. The immediate prognosis of the patient is usually good, but the illness is characterized by a periodic and fluctuating course.
authors.affiliation: HYKS, psykiatrian tulosyksikkö, syömishäiriöklinikka ja THL.
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suokas
authors.forename: Taina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hätönen
mesh_terms: D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011379:Prognosis