Binge Eating Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Potential Overlaps in Mechanisms and Treatment

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210617.060How to use a DOI?

Keywords

binge eating disorder, major depressive disorder, comorbidity, Cognitive Behavioral treatment, interpersonal therapy

Abstract

Many patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) also suffer from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). This paper discusses potential relationships and overlaps between binge eating disorders and depression. It is interesting to find that patients with these two kinds of disorders share distorted thoughts, maladaptive behaviors, poor connections with other people, and the inability to effectively regulate their emotions. Because of the multiple overlaps between BED and MDD, and the variety of studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy in their treatment, the implication of this article is that treating these two disorders together might lead to a better treatment outcome. It is really crucial to understand the underlying associations and overlapping comorbidities between BED and MDD during treatment.

Copyright

© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kexin Fu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/20
TI  - Binge Eating Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 2nd International Conference on Mental Health and Humanities Education (ICMHHE 2021）
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 181
EP  - 186
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210617.060
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