Night eating syndrome: A critical review of the literature

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-59

  Vander Wal, Jillon S ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Eating disorders; Night eating syndrome; Review; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUVOXAMINE; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INSULIN; MELATONIN; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ABBREVIATED PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TRAINING; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY; CALORIC INTAKE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INSOMNIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFE STRESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; NIGHT EATING QUESTIONNAIRE; NIGHT EATING SYNDROME; NIGHT EATING SYNDROME QUESTIONNAIRE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP RELATED EATING DISORDER; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH SURGERY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT AND LIFESTYLE INVENTORY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; MALE; OBESITY; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 82455172105     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.11.001     Document Type: Review

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