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. 1992 Jan;149(1):123-4.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.149.1.123.

What is meant by the term "binge"?

S J Beglin  1 , C G Fairburn
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What is meant by the term "binge"?

S J Beglin et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

Systematic examination of the use of the word "binge" by 243 young women revealed discrepancies between the lay and technical uses of the term; the young women placed great emphasis on loss of control and less on the quantity eaten. These discrepancies indicate that the term "binge" should be clearly defined in clinical practice.

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