Psychiatry and Psychology

Emotional Eating

Eating behaviors caused by PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; ANXIETY; BOREDOM; or other negative emotions rather than physical HUNGER.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Eating behaviors caused by PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; ANXIETY; BOREDOM; or other negative emotions rather than physical HUNGER.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Eating, Emotional
  • Comfort Eating
  • Disordered Eating Behavior
  • Restrictive Eating
  • Stress Eating
  • Eating, Comfort
  • Eating, Restrictive
  • Eating, Stress

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings psychology.

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History Note

2026(2025)

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Previous Indexing

  • Feeding Behavior (2007-2024)

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  1. F01.145.407w.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Emotional Eating. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098382. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098382
  2. Emotional Eating. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_eating
  3. Emotional Eating. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17010564