Binge Eating Disorder – What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

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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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Binge Eating Disorder – What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

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.