Abstract: Binge eating disorder (BED) has been proved to be one of the three most prevalent eating disorders in the world. In China, the number of those who are suffering from BED is not small and on rise. But studies on and treatments of this kind of disorder are almost on their primary stages. Systematically, this article reviews the syndromes that symbolize BED and the criteria of diagnosing BED, with mainly making an introduction to three common-used therapeutic methods on BED (i.e., the behavioral therapy, the cognitive therapy, and the therapy for improving other symptoms with BED). The article also discusses clients’ personal factors that could affect the therapeutic potency. The diagnosis of BED mainly depends on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) (investigator/interviewer-based) and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) (clients/interviewee-based). A combination of medical history as well as other symptoms is also used as supplementary evidences to diagnosis. The three kinds of therapies place emphasis on different parts in theory and in practice. Although each of the three has been confirmed to lead to good results, the specific therapeutic potencies change much in different patients. The reason is that the therapeutic potencies are also influenced by the personality, social and cognitive factors of patients，which implies that the treatments should be chosen accordingly to the particular patient.

Key words: Eating disorders, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), diagnosis and evaluations, therapy, therapeutic potency

摘要： 暴食症已成为目前世界上广泛流行的三大进食障碍之一，我国患者亦不在少数并有增加之势，但对暴食症的研究与治疗尚属起步阶段。文章回顾了暴食症的表征及其诊断技术，简要介绍了常见的三种治疗方法（即行为疗法、认知疗法及伴随症状改善法），并讨论了影响暴食症疗效的诸个体因素。暴食症的诊断主要是根据美国精神疾病诊断与统计手册第四版（DSM-IV）、进食障碍检测评估表（EDE）（治疗者用）和患者用进食障碍检测问卷（EDE-Q）（患者用），并结合过往病史和伴随症状。三类治疗方法在理论与操作层面各有倚重，均可收到一定治疗效果。但各疗法的效果与预后会因患者而异甚或迥乎相异，这是因为暴食症疗效还受到患者自身人格、社会和认知诸因素的影响，治疗者应根据特定患者选择适合该患者的疗法。

关键词: 进食障碍, 暴食症, 诊断评估, 治疗, 疗效