Provide a Brief Overview of Binge Eating Disorder

question 121

Essay

Provide a brief overview of binge eating disorder. Discuss its exclusion as a diagnosable mental disorder from the DSM. Include in your discussion whether the new edition of the DSM should include binge eating disorder as an eating disorder.

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Definitions:

Research

A systematic investigation aimed at acquiring new knowledge, which in a business context can lead to new findings that may be applied to improving processes, products, or services.

Identifiability Criteria

The requirements that must be met for an asset or liability to be recognized separately in the financial statements, often relating to control, future economic benefits, or valuation.

Intangible Asset

An identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance, like patents, copyrights, trademarks, and goodwill, that an organization uses for production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes.

Royalty Agreements

Contracts specifying the terms under which royalties will be paid by one party to another, usually for the use of intellectual property, natural resources, or products.