Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of psychological and medical treatments for binge-eating disorder (MetaBED): study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Binge-eating disorder (BED) was included as its own diagnostic entity in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). An increasing number of treatment studies have been published, but an up-to-date comprehensive meta-analysis on diverse treatment approaches for BED is lacking. In an updated and extension of a previous meta-analysis, the goals of this study are to assess the short-term and long-term effectiveness of psychological and medical treatments for BED.

Methods and analysis

We will search bibliographic databases and study registries, including manual searches for studies published before January 2016. The search strategy will include terms relating to binge eating and diverse forms of psychological and medical i

SUBMITTER: Hilbert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5372140 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature