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by guest blogger Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, author of The Binge Eating & Compulsive Overeating Workbook
Today, the American Psychiatric Association announced there is enough evidence to support adding Binge Eating Disorder (BED) to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
Why is this so important? The National Institutes of Mental Health estimates that 3.5% of women and 2% of men have BED. Binge eating disorder is more prevalent than anorexia or bulimia. Sixty percent of those with BED are female and forty percent are male, which is the largest category of eating disorders that affects men. Unlike bulimia, those with BED do not have compensatory mechanisms to offset their binging. They do not purge through self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, diuretics or through compulsive exercise. BED sufferers share the common co-occurrence of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and substance use disorders with bulimia sufferers. Those with BED are usually overweight or obese but not always.
By guest blogger Duane Brown, Ph.D., author of Flying Without Fear.
Recent airline accidents may have made boarding an airplane more of a challenge for people who are afraid to fly and may have persuaded others that flying should be avoided altogether. The purpose of this note is to examine reports about these accidents and offer advice to fearful fliers.
from Psych Central founder John M. Grohol, Psy.D.:
I’m pleased to announce the introduction of a new Psych Central blog, Healing Together for Couples. This blog will explore helping couples in a committed relationship learn how to heal from their hurts and past trauma, and is based in part on the book, Healing Together, by Suzanne Phillips and Dianne Kane.
read the rest of his piece "Introducing Healing Together for Couples Blog" here
visit "Healing Together for Couples" here
a blog by Russ Harris, MD
Susan Albers, Ph.D.
Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D.
Susan Kuchinskas
Karen Leland
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D.
Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D.
Jefferson Singer, Ph.D.
John P. Forsyth, Ph.D.
Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
Marilyn Krieger, Ph.D.
Mary Lamia, Ph.D.
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Russ Federman, Ph.D., ABPP
Russ Harris, MD
Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.
Susan Albers, Psy.D.
Susan Pease Gadoua
Troy DuFrene
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.
Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP
Dianne Kane, DSW
Jeff Wood, Psy.D.
Patty James, MS
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.