Within the world of sleep disorders, there is often confusion surrounding disorders that feature nocturnal food consumption. These disorders share many similarities, but their distinctions are worth understanding. In this episode we will:

• Describe the disorders of nocturnal eating
• Characterize the incidence of these conditions
• List the comorbid diagnoses often seen with these disorders including eating disorders
• Define nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED) and night eating syndrome (NES)
• Differentiate these disorders based upon consciousness/volitional eating and the characterizations of the eating
• Review the diagnostic criteria for each
• Touch upon theories behind these disorders
• List treatment options

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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