Night Eating Syndrome

Jennifer D. Lundgren, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kelly C. Allison, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also Director of Education at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders. Albert J. Stunkard, MD, until his death in 2014, was Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. A pioneering obesity researcher, he was founder of the University's Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, where an endowed professorship was named for him, and a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences.

Foreword, James E. MitchellI. Introduction and History 1. Introduction to Night Eating Syndrome: Past, Present, and Future, Jennifer D. Lundgren, Kelly C. Allison, and Albert J. Stunkard 2. A History of Night Eating Syndrome: The First Patient, Albert J. StunkardII. Biology 3. Pathophysiological and Neuroendocrine Aspects of Night Eating Syndrome, Tatiana Ungredda, Marci E. Gluck, and Allan Geliebter 4. Circadian Rhythms Associated with Night Eating Syndrome, Jennifer D. Lundgren, Raymond Boston, and Glenys K. Noble 5. Behavioral and Molecular Genetics of Night Eating Syndrome, Cristin D. Runfola, Tammy L. Root, and Cynthia M. BulikIII. Relation to Other Clinical Syndromes 6. The Relationship of Night Eating Syndrome with Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Physical Health, Susan L. Colles and John B. Dixon 7. Night Eating Syndrome and Other Eating Disorders, Yael Latzer and Orna Tzischinsky 8. Night Eating Syndrome and Other Psychiatric Disorders, Melisa V. Rempfer and Meghan E. Murphy 9. Nocturnal Eating and Sleep Disorders, Michael J. Howell and Scott J. CrowIV. Assessment 10. Conceptual Issues Related to the Assessment of Eating Behavior, Mood, and Sleep in Night Eating Syndrome, Drew A. Anderson, Scott G. Engel, and Ross D. Crosby 11. Assessment Instruments for Night Eating Syndrome, Jennifer D. Lundgren, Kelly C. Allison, Piergiuseppe Vinai, and Marci E. GluckV. Treatment 12. Pharmacological Treatment of Night Eating Syndrome, Kajal R. Patel, John P. O’Reardon, and Mario A. Cristancho 13. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Night Eating Syndrome, Kelly C. Allison 14. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual for Night Eating Syndrome, Kelly C. Allison 15. Other Approaches to the Treatment of Night Eating Syndrome, Laura Pawlow 16. Epilogue, Jennifer D. Lundgren, Kelly C. Allison, and Albert J. Stunkard