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Night eating syndrome (NES) is an eating disorder (ED) characterized by nocturnal ingestion (NI), evening hyperphagia, morning anorexia, as well as mood and sleep disturbances. This study compared subjective and objective sleep quality and ED-related psychopathologies in patients seeking treatment for ED. Method: The sample was composed of 170 women, aged 18–68, who were referred for an ED assessment from 2011 to 2020. The participants were divided into three subgroups: NES-NI only (n = 30), NES+ binge eating (BE) (including binge eating disorders or bulimia nervosa (n = 52), and BE-only (n = 88). The measures consisted of a psychiatric evaluation, objective sleep monitoring measured by an actigraph for 1 week, a subjective sleep self-report, and ED-related psychopathology questionnaires. Results: Objective sleep monitoring revealed significant group differences, with higher sleep efficiency in participants with BE-only and longer sleep durations for the NES-NI only group. Subjectively, the BE-only group described a significantly lower sleep quality than either the NES-NI only or the NES+BE groups. ED-related psychopathology was lower in the NES-NI-only group. A stepwise linear regression revealed that general psychopathology (the brief symptom inventory total score) was a significant predictor of subjective sleep quality. Conclusion: NES-NI-only was correlated with less psychopathology, but with more subjective and objective sleep disturbances. These results lend weight to the supposition that NES lies on a continuum of ED psychopathologies, and that NES-NI-only appears to be a separate entity from NES+BE and BE-only in terms of its psychopathology.

International audience; Objectives: To evaluate the association between childhood or early adulthood traumatic experiences and adulthood binge eating disorder (BED) in 326 male and 1158 female patients. A structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV (SCID-I/P)-adapted to lifetime exploration for the diagnosis of BED and for DSM-IV Childhood Disorders was conducted by the psychiatrist.Results: Emotional neglect was the most frequent event experienced (77.8% of females vs. 63.5% of males, p < 0.0001), ahead of physical abuse (23.3%), witnessed domestic violence (17.7%) and sexual abuse (11.8% of females vs. 2.8% of males (p < 0.0001)). The prevalence rate for BED in the whole population was 34.9%. The independent predictors for BED were emotional neglect in male obese patients (OR = 3.49; IC95% (1.94-6.29); p < 0.0001) and physical abuse (OR = 1.56; IC95% (1.14-2.12); p = 0.0047), emotional neglect (OR = 1.83; IC95% (1.37-2.44); p < 0.0001), and sexual abuse (OR = 1.80; IC95% (1.22-2.65); p = 0.0029) in female patients. With a cutoff value of 17, the sensitivity of the Binge Eating Scale for BED during lifetime was 50.8% with 74.7% specificity. Conclusions: This study shows that early psychological events are independent predictors of BED in obese female and male adults. The BES questionnaire is a poor predictor of BED during lifetime and a structured clinical interview should be recommended.

The Eating Disorder Examination Interview Bariatric Surgery Version (EDE-BSV) assesses eating pathology after bariatric surgery but requires significant training and time to administer. Consequently, we developed a questionnaire format called the Eating Disorders After Bariatric Surgery Questionnaire (EDABS-Q). This study evaluates the consistency of responsiveness between the two formats. After surgery, 30 patients completed the EDE-BSV and EDABS-Q in a restricted randomized design. Patient reported behavior for each item which was converted to a score following the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) scoring scheme. Responses fell into three distributions: (1) dichotomous, (2) ordinal, or (3) unimodal. Distributions of items were not different between the two formats and order did not influence response. Tests of agreement (normal approximation of the binomial test) and association (χ2 analyses on binary data and spearman rank order correlations on ordinal items) were performed. Percent concordance was high across items (63–100%). Agreement was significant in 31 of 41 items (Bonferroni-P < 0.001). Association was significant in 10 of 21 in χ2–appropriate items (Bonferroni-P < 0.002), and the ordinal items had highly significant correlations between formats (Bonferroni-P < 0.0125). The EDABS-Q is an adequate substitute for the EDE-BSV and may be useful for research and clinical evaluation of eating pathology after bariatric surgery.

International audience; The management of eating disorders (EDs) is still difficult and few treatments are effective. Recently, several studies have described the important contribution of non-invasive brain stimulation (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and electroconvulsive therapy) and invasive brain stimulation (deep brain stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation) for ED management. This review summarizes the available evidence supporting the use of brain stimulation in ED. All published studies on brain stimulation in ED as well as ongoing trials registered at clinicaltrials.gov were examined. Articles on neuromodulation research and perspective articles were also included. This analysis indicates that brain stimulation in EDs is still in its infancy. Literature data consist mainly of case reports, cases series, open studies, and only a few randomized controlled trials. Consequently, the evidence supporting the use of brain stimulation in EDs remains weak. Finally, this review discusses future directions in this research domain (e.g., sites of modulation, how to enhance neuromodulation efficacy, personalized protocols).

Background Obese patients (Ob) with a binge eating disorders (BED) behavior pattern have a higher prevalence of postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) compared to Ob without a BED behavior pattern, while an increase of PDS has been described in Ob after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Hedonic response to a meal is dissociable from satiation in healthy subjects. Anhedonia is the lowered ability to experience pleasure. There are no studies investigating the presence of anhedonia in Ob with and without SG and its relationship to PDS symptoms. Aim To assess the relationship among anhedonia, BED and upper gastrointestinal symptoms in two group of morbidly Ob with and without SG. Methods Eighty-one Ob without SG, 45 Ob with SG and 55 healthy controls (HC) were studied. All subjects fulfilled the binge eating scale (BES) to investigate BED, the validated 14 items Snaith-Hamilton pleasure scale (SHAPS) to assess Anhedonia as well as the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI II) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires to screen for depression and anxiety. All patients underwent a standardized questionnaire investigating the intensity-frequency scores (0-6) of upper gastrointestinal symptoms and were diagnosed for the presence of functional dyspepsia (FD) and its subtypes according to ROME IV criteria. Results Ob without SG who were positive for BED had a 4.7 higher risk of FD compared to Ob without SG who were negative for BED (OR: 4.7; 95.0%CI 1.23-18.24; P = 0.02). STAI-Y2 scores were significantly higher in Ob without SG positive for BED (42.2 ± 1.5 vs Ob negative for BED: 39.6 ± 1 .0, P = 0.04), while SHAPS scores and BDI II did not differ in the two groups (1.16 ± 1.30 vs 0.89 ± 1.02, P = 0.49). A lower prevalence of BED (BES > 17: 11.4% vs 40.7%, P = 0.001) and BDI-II (6.8 ± 1.2 vs 13.8 ± 1.9, P = 0.005) was reported in Ob with SG than Ob without SG, on the contrary total mean scores of STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2 were significantly higher in Ob with SG than Ob without SG. Thirty-five percent of Ob with SG fulfilled the diagnosis of FD. SHAPS mean scores and the prevalence of anhedonia did not differ among the two groups (18.2 vs 8.1%, P = 0.2). Fifty-four percent of Ob with SG achieved surgical success excess weight loss > 50%. Excess weight loss was negatively related to SHAPS total mean scores [adjusted B: -7. 099 (95%CI: -13.91 to -0.29), P = 0.04]. Conclusion Ob without SG showed a higher prevalence of PDS, mood disorders and anxiety when positive for BE behavior compared to those negative for BE behavior, whereas no differences were found in SHAPS score. Ob with SG showed a higher prevalence of PDS compared to Ob without SG. Concerning psychological aspect, BED and depression are less frequent in the Ob with SG, while both state and trait anxiety are significantly higher. Moreover, the more an Ob with SG is anhedonic, less surgical success was achieved.

Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) have increased globally in women of childbearing age, related to the concern for body shape promoted in industrialized countries. Pregnancy may exacerbate a previous ED or conversely may be a chance for improving eating patterns due to the mother's concern for the unborn baby. EDs may impact pregnancy evolution and increase the risk of adverse outcomes such as miscarriage, preterm delivery, poor fetal growth, or malformations, but the knowledge on this topic is limited. Methods: We performed a systematic review of studies on humans in order to clarify the mechanisms underpinning the adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with EDs. Results: Although unfavorable fetal development could be multifactorial, maternal malnutrition, altered hormonal pathways, low pre-pregnancy body mass index, and poor gestational weight gain, combined with maternal psychopathology and stress, may impair the evolution of pregnancy. Environmental factors such as malnutrition or substance of abuse may also induce epigenetic changes in the fetal epigenome, which mark lifelong health concerns in offspring. Conclusions: The precocious detection of dysfunctional eating behaviors in the pre-pregnancy period and an early multidisciplinary approach comprised of nutritional support, psychotherapeutic techniques, and the use of psychotropics if necessary, would prevent lifelong morbidity for both mother and fetus. Further prospective studies with large sample sizes are needed in order to design a structured intervention during every stage of pregnancy and in the postpartum period.

Funding: We thank CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya for institutional support. This manuscript and research was supported by grants from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (PSI2015-68701-R), by the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas (2017I067), by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (FIS PI14/00290 and PI17/01167), by the SLT006/17/00246 grant, funded by the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya by the call "Acció instrumental de programes de recerca orientats en l'àmbit de la recerca i la innovació en salut", and co-funded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe. CIBERObn and CIBERSAM are both initiatives of ISCIII. Food addiction (FA) has been associated with greater psychopathology in individuals with eating disorders (ED) and obesity (OBE). The current study aims to provide a better phenotypic characterization of the FA construct by conducting a clustering analysis of FA in both conditions (ED and OBE). The total sample was comprised of 234 participants that scored positive on the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. (YFAS-2) (119 bulimia nervosa (BN), 50 binge eating disorder (BED), 49 other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) and 16 OBE). All participants completed a comprehensive battery of questionnaires. Three clusters of FA participants were identified. Cluster 1 (dysfunctional) was characterized by the highest prevalence of OSFED and BN, the highest ED severity and psychopathology, and more dysfunctional personality traits. Cluster 2 (moderate) showed a high prevalence of BN and BED and moderate levels of ED psychopathology. Finally, cluster 3 (adaptive) was characterized by a high prevalence of OBE and BED, low levels of ED psychopathology, and more functional personality traits. In conclusion, this study identified three distinct clusters of ED-OBE patients with FA and provides some insight into a better phenotypic characterization of the FA construct when considering psychopathology, personality and ED pathology. Future studies should address whether these three food addiction categories are indicative of therapy outcome.

Little is known about the treatment of adolescents with an eating disorder who are not underweight. Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) is a potential option as it is a treatment for adult patients with eating disorders of this type and it has been shown to be effective with adolescent patients who are underweight. The aim of the present cohort study was to evaluate the effects of CBT-E on non-underweight adolescents with an eating disorder. Sixty-eight adolescent patients with an eating disorder and a body mass index (BMI) centile corresponding to an adult BMI ≥18.5 were recruited from consecutive referrals to a community-based eating disorder clinic. Each was offered 20 sessions of CBT-E over 20 weeks. Three-quarters completed the full 20 sessions. There was a marked treatment response with two-thirds (67.6%, intent-to-treat) having minimal residual eating disorder psychopathology by the end of treatment. CBT-E therefore appears to be a promising treatment for those adolescents with an eating disorder who are not underweight.

[Resumen] Introducción: Los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria afectan al desempeño de los usuarios y requieren una intervención multidisciplinar. Objetivo: La misión principal de este trabajo, es conocer el papel de la terapia ocupacional en los trastornos de conducta alimentaria. Metodología: Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos Scopus, PubMed, JBI COnNECT+ , Biblioteca Virtual de Salud, CINAHL Dialnet y Cochrane Plus. Resultados: Se destaca el papel del terapeuta ocupacional, la efectividad de su intervención y el reconocimiento de otros profesionales que otorgan al terapeuta ocupacional en estos trastornos, además, se muestran, actividades de intervención enfocadas en “actividades de la vida cotidiana” y otras enfocadas en “actividades de ocio y participación social”. Conclusiones: Se necesita una mayor visibilidad del terapeuta ocupacional en este ámbito, dado que, la intervención de la terapia ocupacional en los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria se observa como beneficiosa. [Resumo] Introdución: Os trastornos alimentarios afectan o desempeño dos usuarios e requiren a intervención multidisciplinar. Obxetivos: A misión principal deste traballo e coñecer o papel da terapia ocupacional nos trastornos de conducta alimentaria. Metodoloxía: realizouse unha búsqueda nas bases de datos Scopus, PubMed, JBI COnNECT +, Biblioteca virtual da Saude, CINAHL, Dialnet e Cochrane Plus. Resultados: destacase o papel do terapeuta ocupacional, a efectividade da sua intervención, o recoñecemento de outros profesionais que otorgan ao terapeuta ocupacional nestos trastornos e as actividades da intervención enfocadas en “actividades da vida cotidiá” e outras enfocadas nas “actividades de ocio e participación social”. Conclusions: Necesitase unha maior visibilidade do terapeuta ocupacional neste ámbito, dado que, a intervención da terapia ocupacional nos trastornos da conducta alimentaria observase como beneficiosa. [Abstract] Introduction: The eating disorder affect the performance of users and require multidisciplinary intervention. Objectives: The mission of this work is to understand the role of occupational therapy in the food behavior disorders. Methodology: The search was carried out in different scientific databases like Scopus, PubMed, JBI COnNECT+ , Biblioteca Virtual de Salud, CINAHL Dialnet y Cochrane Plus. Results: The role of the occupational therapist stands out in these cases, as well as the effectiveness of his intervention and the acknowledgement of other professionals about his capacity to deal with these issues. Besides, the work shows interventional activities related with “day-to-day activities” and others focused on “leisure activities and social participation”. Conclusions: More visibility of this type of professionals is required in this field, since the involvement of the occupational therapy in food behavior disorders is considered valuable therefore. Traballo fin de grao (UDC.FCS). Terapia ocupacional. Curso 2015/2016.

CONTEXTO: A maioria dos estudos que relacionam transtornos alimentares com sexualidade diz respeito à anorexia nervosa e à bulimia nervosa, sendo escassos aqueles que estudam conjuntamente a sexualidade com o comer compulsivo. OBJETIVO: Verificar a presença de disfunções sexuais, impulso sexual excessivo e alterações na percepção da imagem corporal de mulheres obesas, além de comparar portadoras a não portadoras de transtorno da compulsão alimentar periódica (TCAP) quanto a esses aspectos. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo dois grupos de 20 mulheres obesas cada, com as não portadoras apresentando média etária de 29,80 ± 6,15 anos e de IMC de 35,12 ± 4,59 kg/m², e as portadoras apresentando 34,70 ± 9,62 anos e 37,27 ± 2,89 kg/m². RESULTADOS: Em relação à imagem corporal, os dois instrumentos utilizados mostraram diferença significante entre os grupos, com as portadoras de TCAP sentindo-se menos atraentes (13,6 ± 3,2 vs. 15,6 ± 2,3; p = 0,047), mais gordas (55,2 ± 4,6 vs. 50,0 ± 3,6; p = 0,001) e menos aptas fisicamente (14,1 ± 2,3 vs. 16,5 ± 3,9; p = 0,036), conforme resultados do Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). O escore do Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) também mostrou pior condição para as portadoras de TCAP (146,05 ± 22,63 vs. 114,47 ± 19,50; p = 0,000). Já o comportamento sexual não mostrou associação com a obesidade nem diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos, apontando apenas uma tendência de maior risco para disfunção sexual entre as portadoras de TCAP, conforme resultados obtidos pelo Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). CONCLUSÃO: Obesas portadoras de TCAP apresentaram mais frequentemente alterações de imagem corporal e devem ser mais bem investigadas quanto à presença de disfunções sexuais.BACKGROUND: Most studies that relate eating disorders to sexuality concerns anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and there are few studies about sexuality and binge eating disorder (BED) together. OBJECTIVE: To verify the presence of sexual dysfunction, excessive sexual drive and changes in the perception of body image in obese women, in addition to compare obese women with and without BED on these aspects. METHODS: There were two groups of 20 obese women each, with BED of 29.80 ± 6.15 years old and BMI of 35.12 ± 4.59 kg/m², and without BED of 34.70 ± 9.62 years old and 37.27 ± 2.89 kg/m². RESULTS: In relation to body image, the two instruments used showed significant difference between groups, with the women with BED are feeling less attractive (13.6 + 3.2 vs. 15.6 ± 2.3, p = 0047 ), more fat (55.2 ± 4.6 vs. 50.0 ± 3.6, p = 0.001) and less physically fit (14.1 ± 2.3 vs. 16.5 ± 3.9, p = 0036), as results of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). The score of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) also showed the worst condition for carrying BED (146.05 ± 22.63 vs. 114.47 ± 19.50, p = 0.000). The sexual behavior showed no association with obesity or statistically significant difference between groups, showing only a trend of higher risk for sexual dysfunction among women with BED, as results of the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). DISCUSSION: Obese women with BED showed more often changes in body image and should be better investigated for the presence of sexual dysfunctions.

Little is known about the treatment of adolescents with an eating disorder who are not underweight. Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) is a potential option as it is a treatment for adult patients with eating disorders of this type and it has been shown to be effective with adolescent patients who are underweight. The aim of the present cohort study was to evaluate the effects of CBT-E on non-underweight adolescents with an eating disorder. Sixty-eight adolescent patients with an eating disorder and a body mass index (BMI) centile corresponding to an adult BMI ≥18.5 were recruited from consecutive referrals to a community-based eating disorder clinic. Each was offered 20 sessions of CBT-E over 20 weeks. Three-quarters completed the full 20 sessions. There was a marked treatment response with two-thirds (67.6%, intent-to-treat) having minimal residual eating disorder psychopathology by the end of treatment. CBT-E therefore appears to be a promising treatment for those adolescents with an eating disorder who are not underweight., Highlights • A cohort of non-underweight adolescents with an eating disorder was treated with enhanced CBT (CBT-E). • Three-quarters completed the full 20 sessions. • Two-thirds had minimal eating disorder psychopathology by the end (intent-to-treat). • CBT-E appears to be a promising treatment for this patient group.

Eating disorders are a heterogeneous group of complex psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal eating behaviours that lead to a high rate of morbidity, or even death, if underestimated and untreated. The main disorders enlisted in the chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders-5 dedicated to "Feeding and Eating Disorders" are: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Even though these abnormal behaviours are mostly diagnosed during childhood, interesting cases of late-life eating disorders have been reported in literature. In this review, these eating disorders are discussed, with particular attention to the diagnosis and management of those cases occurring in late-life.

BackgroundRecent research identifies unhealthful weight-control behaviors (fasting, vomiting, or laxative abuse) induced by a negative experience of the body, as the common antecedents of both obesity and eating disorders. In particular, according to the allocentric lock hypothesis, individuals with obesity may be locked to an allocentric (observer view) negative memory of the body that is no longer updated by contrasting egocentric representations driven by perception. In other words, these patients may be locked to an allocentric negative representation of their body that their sensory inputs are no longer able to update even after a demanding diet and a significant weight loss. ObjectiveTo test the brief and long-term clinical efficacy of an enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy including a virtual reality protocol aimed at unlocking the negative memory of the body (ECT) in morbidly obese patients with binge eating disorders (BED) compared with standard cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and an inpatient multimodal treatment (IP) on weight loss, weight loss maintenance, BED remission, and body satisfaction improvement, including psychonutritional groups, a low-calorie diet (1200 kcal/day), and physical training. Methods90 obese (BMI>40) female patients with BED upon referral to an obesity rehabilitation center were randomly assigned to conditions (31 to ECT, 30 to CBT, and 29 to IP). Before treatment completion, 24 patients discharged themselves from hospital (4 in ECT, 10 in CBT, and 10 in IP). The remaining 66 inpatients received either 15 sessions of ECT, 15 sessions of CBT, or no additional treatment over a 5-week usual care inpatient regimen (IP). ECT and CBT treatments were administered by 3 licensed psychotherapists, and patients were blinded to conditions. At start, upon completion of the inpatient treatment, and at 1-year follow-up, patients' weight, number of binge eating episodes during the previous month, and body satisfaction were assessed by self-report questionnaires and compared across conditions. 22 patients who received all sessions did not provide follow-up data (9 in ECT, 6 in CBT, and 7 in IP). ResultsOnly ECT was effective at improving weight loss at 1-year follow-up. Conversely, control participants regained on average most of the weight they had lost during the inpatient program. Binge eating episodes decreased to zero during the inpatient program but were reported again in all the three groups at 1-year follow-up. However, a substantial regain was observed only in the group who received the inpatient program alone, while both ECT and CBT were successful in maintaining a low rate of monthly binge eating episodes. ConclusionsDespite study limitations, findings support the hypothesis that the integration of a VR-based treatment, aimed at both unlocking the negative memory of the body and at modifying its behavioral and emotional correlates, may improve the long-term outcome of a treatment for obese BED patients. As expected, the VR-based treatment, in comparison with the standard CBT approach, was able to better prevent weight regain but not to better manage binge eating episodes. Trial RegistrationInternational Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 59019572; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN59019572 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6GxHxAR2G)

BACKGROUND: Most studies that relate eating disorders to sexuality concerns anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and there are few studies about sexuality and binge eating disorder (BED) together. OBJECTIVE: To verify the presence of sexual dysfunction, excessive sexual drive and changes in the perception of body image in obese women, in addition to compare obese women with and without BED on these aspects. METHODS: There were two groups of 20 obese women each, with BED of 29.80 ± 6.15 years old and BMI of 35.12 ± 4.59 kg/m², and without BED of 34.70 ± 9.62 years old and 37.27 ± 2.89 kg/m². RESULTS: In relation to body image, the two instruments used showed significant difference between groups, with the women with BED are feeling less attractive (13.6 + 3.2 vs. 15.6 ± 2.3, p = 0047 ), more fat (55.2 ± 4.6 vs. 50.0 ± 3.6, p = 0.001) and less physically fit (14.1 ± 2.3 vs. 16.5 ± 3.9, p = 0036), as results of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). The score of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) also showed the worst condition for carrying BED (146.05 ± 22.63 vs. 114.47 ± 19.50, p = 0.000). The sexual behavior showed no association with obesity or statistically significant difference between groups, showing only a trend of higher risk for sexual dysfunction among women with BED, as results of the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). DISCUSSION: Obese women with BED showed more often changes in body image and should be better investigated for the presence of sexual dysfunctions. CONTEXTO: A maioria dos estudos que relacionam transtornos alimentares com sexualidade diz respeito à anorexia nervosa e à bulimia nervosa, sendo escassos aqueles que estudam conjuntamente a sexualidade com o comer compulsivo. OBJETIVO: Verificar a presença de disfunções sexuais, impulso sexual excessivo e alterações na percepção da imagem corporal de mulheres obesas, além de comparar portadoras a não portadoras de transtorno da compulsão alimentar periódica (TCAP) quanto a esses aspectos. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo dois grupos de 20 mulheres obesas cada, com as não portadoras apresentando média etária de 29,80 ± 6,15 anos e de IMC de 35,12 ± 4,59 kg/m², e as portadoras apresentando 34,70 ± 9,62 anos e 37,27 ± 2,89 kg/m². RESULTADOS: Em relação à imagem corporal, os dois instrumentos utilizados mostraram diferença significante entre os grupos, com as portadoras de TCAP sentindo-se menos atraentes (13,6 ± 3,2 vs. 15,6 ± 2,3; p = 0,047), mais gordas (55,2 ± 4,6 vs. 50,0 ± 3,6; p = 0,001) e menos aptas fisicamente (14,1 ± 2,3 vs. 16,5 ± 3,9; p = 0,036), conforme resultados do Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). O escore do Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) também mostrou pior condição para as portadoras de TCAP (146,05 ± 22,63 vs. 114,47 ± 19,50; p = 0,000). Já o comportamento sexual não mostrou associação com a obesidade nem diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos, apontando apenas uma tendência de maior risco para disfunção sexual entre as portadoras de TCAP, conforme resultados obtidos pelo Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). CONCLUSÃO: Obesas portadoras de TCAP apresentaram mais frequentemente alterações de imagem corporal e devem ser mais bem investigadas quanto à presença de disfunções sexuais.

CONTEXTO: A maioria dos estudos que relacionam transtornos alimentares com sexualidade diz respeito à anorexia nervosa e à bulimia nervosa, sendo escassos aqueles que estudam conjuntamente a sexualidade com o comer compulsivo. OBJETIVO: Verificar a presença de disfunções sexuais, impulso sexual excessivo e alterações na percepção da imagem corporal de mulheres obesas, além de comparar portadoras a não portadoras de transtorno da compulsão alimentar periódica (TCAP) quanto a esses aspectos. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo dois grupos de 20 mulheres obesas cada, com as não portadoras apresentando média etária de 29,80 ± 6,15 anos e de IMC de 35,12 ± 4,59 kg/m², e as portadoras apresentando 34,70 ± 9,62 anos e 37,27 ± 2,89 kg/m². RESULTADOS: Em relação à imagem corporal, os dois instrumentos utilizados mostraram diferença significante entre os grupos, com as portadoras de TCAP sentindo-se menos atraentes (13,6 ± 3,2 vs. 15,6 ± 2,3; p = 0,047), mais gordas (55,2 ± 4,6 vs. 50,0 ± 3,6; p = 0,001) e menos aptas fisicamente (14,1 ± 2,3 vs. 16,5 ± 3,9; p = 0,036), conforme resultados do Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). O escore do Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) também mostrou pior condição para as portadoras de TCAP (146,05 ± 22,63 vs. 114,47 ± 19,50; p = 0,000). Já o comportamento sexual não mostrou associação com a obesidade nem diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos, apontando apenas uma tendência de maior risco para disfunção sexual entre as portadoras de TCAP, conforme resultados obtidos pelo Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). CONCLUSÃO: Obesas portadoras de TCAP apresentaram mais frequentemente alterações de imagem corporal e devem ser mais bem investigadas quanto à presença de disfunções sexuais. BACKGROUND: Most studies that relate eating disorders to sexuality concerns anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and there are few studies about sexuality and binge eating disorder (BED) together. OBJECTIVE: To verify the presence of sexual dysfunction, excessive sexual drive and changes in the perception of body image in obese women, in addition to compare obese women with and without BED on these aspects. METHODS: There were two groups of 20 obese women each, with BED of 29.80 ± 6.15 years old and BMI of 35.12 ± 4.59 kg/m², and without BED of 34.70 ± 9.62 years old and 37.27 ± 2.89 kg/m². RESULTS: In relation to body image, the two instruments used showed significant difference between groups, with the women with BED are feeling less attractive (13.6 + 3.2 vs. 15.6 ± 2.3, p = 0047 ), more fat (55.2 ± 4.6 vs. 50.0 ± 3.6, p = 0.001) and less physically fit (14.1 ± 2.3 vs. 16.5 ± 3.9, p = 0036), as results of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ). The score of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) also showed the worst condition for carrying BED (146.05 ± 22.63 vs. 114.47 ± 19.50, p = 0.000). The sexual behavior showed no association with obesity or statistically significant difference between groups, showing only a trend of higher risk for sexual dysfunction among women with BED, as results of the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS). DISCUSSION: Obese women with BED showed more often changes in body image and should be better investigated for the presence of sexual dysfunctions.

The pandemic due to COVID-19 has had a huge psychological impact on individuals all over the world, in particular the international literature is noting an increase in pathologies among children and adolescents adolescenti (Pappa et al. 2020, Keles et al. 2020, Pigaiani et al. 2020, Solmi et al. 2021). Adolescence is a time when individuals observe physical changes in their bodies, experience new interests and desires, and find themselves with greater freedom, independence and responsibility; although variably defined, adolescence is generally believed to begin with the onset of puberty and end with assuming social roles as adults (Dahl 2004, Spear 2000). Among the changes that the adolescent has to face are: accepting one's body, acquiring a social role, female or male, establishing new relationships with peers of both sexes, achieving emotional independence from parents and other adults, acquiring social behavior responsible, learn a system of values and an ethical conscience as a guide to one's behavior, develop intellectual skills and prepare for a profession, achieve independence (Juli 2020). All this is not always easy and, many times young people find themselves facing a tortuous path that can give rise to the onset of some mental pathologies; if we then take into account the pandemic period we are experiencing, all this can get complicated. The data released by the Ministry of Health (2021) in the first months of the year, highlight that in Italy today there are about three million young people suffering from Eating Disorders (ED) with early onset before the age of 13 and the number tends to constantly increase. In 1990 Gordon spoke of Eating Disorders as a real social epidemic both in prevalence and incidence and if the preliminary studies conducted during the last year in which we lived the pandemic experience, confirm the increase of about 30% , in the years to come we will find an entire population of young adolescents with dietary difficulties (Santini et al. 2020).