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Binge-eating disorder: Clinical and therapeutic advances

Abstract

Binge-eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder with estimates of 2-5% of the general adult population. Nonetheless, its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Furthermore, there exist few therapeutic options for its effective treatment. Here we review the current state of binge-eating neurobiology and pharmacology, drawing from clinical therapeutic, neuroimaging, cognitive, human genetic and animal model studies. These …

Authors

Hutson PH; Balodis IM; Potenza MN

Journal

Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 182, , pp. 15–27

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2 2018

DOI

10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.08.002

ISSN

0163-7258