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Evaluating binge eating disorder in children: Development of the children's binge eating disorder scale (C‐BEDS)

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Shapiro, Jennifer R., Woolson, Sandra L., Hamer, Robert M., Kalarchian, Melissa A., Marcus, Marsha D., Bulik, Cynthia M.·2007·International Journal of Eating Disorders

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Objective: Binge eating disorder (BED) may manifest itself differently in children than adults. Recently researchers have proposed provisional criteria for measuring BED in children. The purpose of this study was to develop a brief, simple, structured, interviewer‐administered scale (C‐BEDS) to measure BED in children according to the provisional criteria and to compare diagnostic results with SCID diagnoses. Method: A total of 55 children between the ages of 5 and 13 were interviewed with both the SCID and the C‐BEDS. Results: There was a significant association between the two measures (p = .001). Both measures adequately identified children with binge eating behaviors. Conclusion: Both the provisional criteria and the C‐BEDS may be developmentally appropriate for use with children, although the C‐BEDS may be a better screening instrument as it quickly identified children with subsyndromal BED. If used by physicians and other health providers, this brief measure may assist with identifying early onset binge eating behaviors and avoiding the associated consequences, including adult BED, obesity, and other comorbidities. © 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2006

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    The Prevalence of BED in Children section lists food seeking in response to negative affect as a proposed binge-eating criterion, but does not link that behavior to obesity. The Prevalence of BED in this Sample section reports no BMI difference between children who did and did not meet BED criteria. Our copy therefore does not establish the claimed strong relationship between emotional eating and obesity. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Shapiro, J. R., Woolson, S. L., Hamer, R. M., Kalarchian, M. A., Marcus, M. D., & Bulik, C. M.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Shapiro, Jennifer R.
Venue
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-09-06
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
82-89
ISSN
  • 0276-3478 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-108X
OpenAlex
W2008792333
Cited by
101
References
32
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FWCI
5.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH019111, 5 T32 MH 19111-15)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK56350, P30DK056350)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
binge eating disorder, children, scale development, severe combined immunodeficiency, screening tool, obesity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Prevalence, Bulimia Nervosa

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