Maintenance of binge eating through negative mood: A naturalistic comparison of binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa

Objective: To examine negative mood as a proximal antecedent and reinforcing condition of binge eating in binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN). Method: Using an ecological momentary assessment design, 20 women with BED, 20 women with BN, and 20 nonclinical control women were recruited from the community, provided with a portable minicomputer, and asked to rate their mood and list their thoughts at randomly‐generated beep sounds...