Short communication A : on the relationship between dissociation and binge eating / Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz and Alexander J. Mussap -- Short communication B : binge eating : what we can learn form multi-ethnic community samples / Fary M. Cachelin and Pamela C. Regan -- Short communication C : characteristics of binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder / Cortney S. Warren [and others] -- Short communication C: pretreatment motivational enhancement therapy reduces drop-out rate from group cognitive behavioural therapy for bulimia nervosa outpatients : a preliminary study / Michiko Nakazato [and others] -- The acquired preparedness model of risk for binge eating disorder : integrating nonspecific and specific risk processes / Jessica L. Combs and Gregory T. Smith -- Causal and maintenance factors in binge eating disorder / Christopher N. Ochner, Allan Geliebter and Eva Conceição -- Binge eating in relation to addiction : evidence from an animal model of sugar addiction / Nicole M. Avena [and others] -- Hypothesized pathways from childhood emotional abuse to binge eating / Sarah Fischer and Erin Hartzell -- Binge eating symptoms in obese children and adolescent : influence of parents and effect of treatment / Barbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço [and others] -- Binge eating in children and adolescents / Andrea B. Goldschmidt and Denise E. Wilfley -- Psychological treatment of binge eating disorder in adults / Kelly R. Theim and Denise E. Wilfley -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge eating disorder / Jennifer D. Slane and Kelley L. Klump -- Cognitive behavioral treatment for overweight, obesity and binge eating associated to antipsychotic drugs / Yasser Khazaal [and others] -- How do emotions govern the binge eating decision? / Blanca Roldán-Ortega [and others].