Night Eating Syndrome

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Recurrent episodes of night eating, as manifested by 

• Eating after awakening from sleep or 

• Excessive food consumption after the evening meal AND

• Awareness and recall of eating the next morning.

Associations

(High-risk individuals)

• Obesity

• Psychiatric disorders, 

• Endocrine and metabolic disturbances, 

• Sleep problems.

Screening

High-risk individuals > 

• Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ)

Pharmaceutical treatment options 

• SSRIs

• Melatonergic medications. e.g agomelatine

Psychological interventions

• CBT

• Behavioural interventions

• Relaxation exercises

Allison KC, Tarves EP. Treatment of night eating syndrome. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2011;34(4):785-796. doi:10.1016/j.psc.2011.08.002