Kimberly A Brownley

TL;DR: Evidence for medication or behavioral treatment for BN is strong, for self-help is weak; for harms related to medication is strong but either weak or nonexistent for other interventions; and evidence for differential outcome by sociodemographic factors is nonexistent.

TL;DR: Evidence supports efficacy of exposure therapy including the manualized version Prolonged Exposure (PE); cognitive therapy (CT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-mixed therapies ( moderate SOE); eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and narrative exposure therapy (low-moderate SOE).

TL;DR: Behavioral counseling interventions improve behavioral outcomes for adults with risky drinking and trials enrolling young adults or college students showed reduced consumption and fewer heavy drinking episodes.

TL;DR: The literature regarding treatment efficacy for BED is variable and future directions include the identification of optimal interventions that are associated with both sustained abstinence from binge eating and permanent weight loss.

TL;DR: Binge-eating disorder is associated with poorer psychological and physical well-being, including major depressive and other psychiatric disorders, and the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, but they differ in content and timing.