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PSYCH up2date 2016; 10(06): 479-490
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-112612
Essstörungen, somatische Belastungsstörungen, Schlafstörungen und sexuelle Funktionsstörungen

Das Night-Eating-Syndrom

Martina de Zwaan
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  • Das Night-Eating-Syndrom (NES) wird erstmals im DSM-5 unter den „Anderen näher bezeichneten Fütter- oder Essstörungen“ erwähnt. Detaillierte Forschungskriterien liegen von Allison et al. vor [4].

  • Die Prävalenz in der Allgemeinbevölkerung beträgt 1 – 1,5 %, höhere Prävalenzraten finden sich bei Personen mit Adipositas, Diabetes mellitus und bei Personen mit psychischen Störungen.

  • Es scheint eine Dissoziation zwischen dem zirkadianen Rhythmus des Schlafs und der Nahrungsaufnahme vorzuliegen.

  • Das NES muss von der Binge-Eating-Störung und von der schlafbezogenen Essstörung (Sleep Related Eating Disorder), die in der Schafmedizin beschrieben wird, abgegrenzt werden.

  • Es liegen nur wenige kontrollierte Therapiestudien vor. SSRI und progressive Muskelrelaxation scheinen eine gewisse Wirkung zu haben, ebenso kognitive Verhaltenstherapie. Endgültige Empfehlungen können jedoch noch nicht gegeben werden.



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07 November 2016 (online)

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
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