Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 years or older * ability to speak English fluently * meeting DSM-5 criteria for current BED (i.e., in the past three months) * willing and able to commit to the entire study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * a BMI below 18.5 * requiring immediate treatment for medical complications * having current anorexia or bulimia nervosa or purging behaviors within the past year * being pregnant or breast-feeding * experiencing other severe psychopathology or medical illness that would limit the participants' ability to comply with the demands of the current study (e.g. active suicidal risk, active psychotic disorder, unmedicated bipolar disorder, severe substance use disorder, cancer) * currently receiving BED or weight loss treatment (treatment for other conditions will be allowed, as long as the treatment is not mindfulness-based) * currently taking medications for weight loss, or beginning medications that affect eating/weight within the last six months.