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World J Psychiatr. Sep 19, 2021; 11(9): 517-529
Published online Sep 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i9.517
Binge eating and psychostimulant addiction
M Carmen Blanco-Gandia, Sandra Montagud-Romero, Marta Rodríguez-Arias
M Carmen Blanco-Gandia, Sandra Montagud-Romero, Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Teruel 44003, Spain
Marta Rodríguez-Arias, Department of Psychobiology, Facultad de Psicología, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain
Author contributions: All named authors made an active contribution to the conception, design and drafting of the review article; Blanco-Gandia MC and Montagud-Romero S performed the majority of the writing and created the figures; Rodríguez-Arias M designed the outline and coordinated the writing of the paper; Blanco-Gandia MC, Montagud-Romero S and Rodríguez-Arias M critically reviewed the content and approved the final version for publication.
Supported by Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria Educacion, Direccion General de Universidades, Grupos de Investigación de Excelencia, No. PROMETEO 2018/132; Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional Sobre Drogas, Proyectos de Investigación sobre Drogodependencias, No. 2018I013; and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Red de Trastornos Adictivos y Unión Europea, Fondos FEDER una manera de, No. RD16/0017/0007.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicting interests.
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Corresponding author: Marta Rodríguez-Arias, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychobiology, Facultad de Psicología, Universitat de Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, Valencia 46010, Spain. marta.rodriguez@uv.es
Received: January 13, 2021
Peer-review started: January 13, 2021
First decision: May 5, 2021
Revised: May 13, 2021
Accepted: July 27, 2021
Article in press: July 27, 2021
Published online: September 19, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In recent years there has been an increased interest in the relationship between food rewarding properties and drug abuse. Binge eating and drug abuse are associated with loss of control and share clinical morbidity. The comorbidity complicates the evaluation and treatment of both disorders, affecting inhibitory control and decision making. This is the first mini-review exploring the most recent research about how bingeing on palatable food can potentially influence vulnerability to develop psychostimulant addiction. It includes the behavioral and neurobiological commonalities between binge eating disorder and drug addiction, especially focusing on recent animal studies.