强迫性暴食（Compulsive Overeating = Binge Eating Disorder）属于一种心理障碍。

Experts generally agree that most people with serious binge eating problems often eat an unusually
large amount of food and feel their eating is out of control
（专家一般认为具有严重强迫性暴食的人常常吃异常多的食物并感到没法控制其饮食）

People with binge eating disorder also may（具有强迫性暴食的人会有如下表现）：
【1】Eat much more quickly than usual during binge episodes ；
         （在纵情大吃情节发生时比一般时候吃得快）；
【2】Eat until they are uncomfortably full （吃到很不舒服的饱为止）；
【3】Eat large amounts of food even when they are not really hungry
        （尽管不觉得饿，任然吃大量食物）；
【4】Eat alone because they are embarrassed about the amount of food they eat
        （当吃大量食物而感到窘迫时喜欢单独吃东西）；
【5】Feel disgusted, depressed, or guilty after overeating；
（在爆饮后心理自感厌恶，沮丧或负罪感）
 
People with binge eating disorder may gain weight. Weight gain can lead to obesity, and
obesity puts people at risk for many health problems, including
（具有强迫性暴食的人会增加体重。体重的增加会导致肥胖；而肥胖会招致
许多健康问题的风险，包括：

---- type 2 diabetes （二型糖尿病）
--- high blood pressure（高血压）
--- high blood cholesterol levels（血液中高胆固醇）
--- gallbladder disease（胆囊疾病）
--- heart disease（心脏疾病）
--- certain types of cancer.（某些癌症）

People with binge eating disorder should get help from a health professional
such as a psychiatrist，psychologist or clinical social worker
（具有强迫性暴食的人应该争取获得健康专业人员，如精神科专家, 诊疗心理学家,
意志疗法临床社会工作的专业帮助）；

There are several different ways to treat binge eating disorder（有几种不同的方法可以治疗强迫性暴食）；
其中方法之一叫做：

【认知行为疗法】（Cognitive-behavioral therapy）：

--- Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches people how to keep track of their eating and change their unhealthy eating habits. It teaches them how to change the way they act in tough situations. It also helps them feel better about their body shape and weight.
（认知行为疗法教育患者 ---->
--- 如何记载其吃的东西和改变其不健康的饮食习惯；
--- 如何改变其较严重表现情形；
--- 帮助患者对其身体形态和体重不要自我感觉太坏。

关于更多方法，请网络搜寻或看看专业协会的网站

美国饮食紊乱协会有关信息和网址：
National Eating Disorder Association
Information and Referral Program
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
1-800-931-2237
(206) 382-3587
Web: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Email: [email protected]

此文由【南京之友】编译自此专业网站：
http://www.medicinenet.com/binge_eating_disorder