Binge Eating Disorder (BED) self-assessment

Did you know? BED is the most common eating disorder in adults.
BED is more common than anorexia and bulimia combined.*

The information on this website (including the self-assessment tool and its results) should not be used as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare provider.

* In a survey of 2,980 American adults. Lifetime prevalence estimates: anorexia 0.6%, bulimia 1.0%, BED 2.8%.

Did You Know?

Binge eating is described as having episodes of excessive overeating like eating significantly more than what most people would eat in a similar period of time, and it’s pretty common.
In fact what do you think is the most common eating disorder based on a US survey?

ANOREXIA NERVOSA
BINGE EATING
BULIMIA

Hudson Jl, et al. Biol Psychiatry 2007;61(3):348-58.2 2. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association; 2013. Binge Eating Disorder criteria defined in this study was based on the DSM-IV-TR^© and the CIDI. Study creteria for Binge Eating Disorder was similar to that of the DSM-5^©, with the following difference: individuls displaying more than 3 months, but less than 6 months, of regular binge eating would be classified as having binge eating disorder.

Do you feel distressed about your episodes of excessive overeating?

Now please answer the following set of questions thinking about the past 3 months.
During your episodes of excessive overeating, how often did you feel like you had no control over your eating (e.g., not being able to stop eating, feel compelled to eat, or going back and forth for more food)?

NEVER OR RARELY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
ALWAYS

Over the last 3 months, during your episodes of excessive overeating, how often did you continue eating even though you were not hungry?

NEVER OR RARELY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
ALWAYS

Over the last 3 months, during your episodes of excessive overeating, how often were you embarrassed by how much you ate?

NEVER OR RARELY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
ALWAYS

Over the last 3 months, during your episodes of excessive overeating, how often did you feel disgusted with yourself or guilty afterward?

NEVER OR RARELY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
ALWAYS

Over the last 3 months, how often did you make yourself vomit as a means to control your weight or shape?

NEVER OR RARELY
SOMETIMES
OFTEN
ALWAYS

You are not alone. 113,376 other Canadians have taken this self-assessment.*

BED is a condition that should be diagnosed by a doctor. Bring your survey results to your next doctor’s appointment to facilitate a conversation about your eating behaviours.

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What’s next?

LEARN MORE ABOUT BED

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR

The information on this website (including the self-assessment tool and its results) should not be used as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare provider.

Herman BK, Deal LS, DiBenedetti DB, Nelson L, Fehnel SE, Brown TM. Development of the 7-item binge-eating disorder screener (BEDS-7). Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2016; 18(2):10.

* Self-assessment completions since August 2018.