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The validity and clinical utility of night eating syndrome
How reliable and useful night eating syndrome is for diagnosis and treatment
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Abstract
A review identified 47 empirical studies related to Night Eating Syndrome (NES).
- Varying definitions of NES exist within the literature.
- Reliable measurement of night eating symptoms has been partially achieved.
- Evidence for distinguishing NES from normal eating patterns or other eating disorders is primarily based on convenience samples.
- Only one controlled treatment study focusing on NES has been published.
- Limited data exists regarding the clinical utility and validity of NES.
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