The effect of cognitive symptoms in binge eating disorder on depression and self-esteem: a cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: The study results showed elevation in cognitive factors in patients with BED compared to the controls. Among these variables, eating and weight concern were shown to be associated with depressive symptoms, while eating concern was linked to self-esteem. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control analytic study. PMID: 32691335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research