Kylie engages in recurrent binge eating,but she does not purge.A psychiatric term for her compulsive overeating behaviour is _________________.

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The correct psychiatric term for Kylie's behavior is binge eating disorder. This disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating (consuming a larger amount of food within a discrete period of time than most people would eat in similar circumstances) without compensatory behaviors to avoid weight gain, such as purging. Intake disorder is not a recognized psychiatric term. Binge syndrome and over-nutrition syndrome are not specific terms for this condition.

Kylie Engages in Recurrent Binge Eating,but She Does Not Purge