Compuls-BED-Severity

Inclusion criteria

• men or women aged 1
• participants eligible for bariatric surgery (BMI>40, or BMI>35 with severe comorbidities)
• participants scheduled for medical evaluation and treatment of obesity at the IUCPQ Obesity Clinic (BMI≥30)
• participants scheduled for evaluation and treatment of BED at the CEPIA with obesity (BMI≥30)
• for the group with BED: positive BEDS-7 screen and Binge Eating Scale score >16;
• for the control group: have a negative BEDS-7 screen and Binge Eating Scale score<12
• be fluent in French and able to consent.

Exclusion criteria

• participants with severe neurological disorder and/or major neurocognitive deficits;
• participants with previous bariatric surgery or with introduction or change of anti-obesity medication (liraglutide or naltrexone/bupropion) in the previous 3 months;
• participants who cannot read and/or understand French;
• participants under guardianship or curatorship;
• participants already included in a study with a conflict of interest with this study;
• inability to use a computer or iPad;
• inability to access an Internet connection or to visit one of the inclusion sites.

Secondary exclusion criteria:

• participants with a discordance between BEDS-7 (positive) and Binge Eating Scale (score ≤ 16) results found secondarily
• participants who did not participate in part of the assessments (e.g., self-questionnaires or neurocognitive tests) and participants with a rate of missing data>10%.