title: Binge eating disorder: from clinical research to clinical practice.
abstract: This case report describes the clinical course of a young woman suffering from binge eating disorder (BED) associated with obesity. It illustrates the efficacy of different medications in the treatment of BED and related conditions and is followed by the comments and clinical observations of 2 practicing psychiatrists. The issues described in this paper have important clinical implications and are topical, given that BED is now recognized as a specific disorder in the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition classification system, but neither the US Food and Drug Administration nor any other regulatory agency has yet approved a drug for treatment of this disease, despite its very prevalent and disabling nature. Growing evidence from the fields of psychopathology and neurobiology, including preclinical and clinical studies, converges to support the idea that "overeating" has much in common with other behavioral addictions, and substance abuse treatment agents may show promise for the treatment of BED.
authors: From the Division of Psychiatry (AG, SdV, SB, AF), Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Siena School of Medicine, Siena, Italy; Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Bio-technologies (FC), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Department of Psychiatry (NI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and University of Washington School of Social work (JB), Seattle, WA.
authors: Arianna
authors: A
authors: Goracci
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Casamassima
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Iovieno
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: di Volo
authors: Jim
authors: J
authors: Benbow
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Bolognesi
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Fagiolini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy