Binge Eating Disorder – What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
This course provides Australian healthcare professionals with a practical overview of binge eating disorder (BED), focusing on early recognition, assessment, and evidence-based management in primary care. It highlights the role of multidisciplinary care, patient-centred communication, and long-term support strategies to improve outcomes and reduce stigma.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define binge eating disorder (BED) and describe its diagnostic criteria in line with DSM-5
- Recognise key risk factors, underlying causes, and common comorbidities associated with BED
- Identify clinical signs and symptoms of BED in primary care settings
- Conduct appropriate screening and patient-centred assessments using validated tools
- Apply evidence-based management strategies, including psychological and pharmacological options
- Develop multidisciplinary care plans tailored to individual patient needs
- Communicate effectively with patients to reduce stigma and support behaviour change
- Monitor progress, prevent relapse, and facilitate long-term recovery
- Navigate Australian healthcare pathways, including referral options and Medicare-supported services
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define binge eating disorder (BED) and describe its diagnostic criteria in line with DSM-5
- Recognise key risk factors, underlying causes, and common comorbidities associated with BED
- Identify clinical signs and symptoms of BED in primary care settings
- Conduct appropriate screening and patient-centred assessments using validated tools
- Apply evidence-based management strategies, including psychological and pharmacological options
- Develop multidisciplinary care plans tailored to individual patient needs
- Communicate effectively with patients to reduce stigma and support behaviour change
- Monitor progress, prevent relapse, and facilitate long-term recovery
- Navigate Australian healthcare pathways, including referral options and Medicare-supported services
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Training Overview
- Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
- Risk Factors, Aetiology and Clinical Presentation
- Assessment and Diagnosis in Practice
- Evidence-Based Management and Treatment
- Multidisciplinary Care, Communication and Long-Term Support
- Summary
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Frequently asked questions
A condition where individuals regularly eat large amounts of food with loss of control, without purging behaviours, and experience distress.
Diagnosis is based on DSM-5 criteria, including recurrent binge episodes, associated behaviours, and marked distress.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the first-line treatment, often supported by guided self-help approaches.
Yes, GPs play a key role in screening, diagnosis, initiating treatment, and coordinating multidisciplinary care.
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