Barry K. Herman, MD, MMM

Mentavi Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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About

Barry K. Herman, MD, MMM, is affiliated with Mentavi Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 2015 to 2025, Herman has published extensively on eating disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, focusing on topics such as the assessment and prevalence of binge-eating disorder, screening tools like the 7-Item Binge Eating Disorder Screener, and medication utilization in binge-eating disorder. Herman's work includes studies on online ADHD assessment and the clinical recognition of binge-eating disorder. Frequent collaborators include Dana B. DiBenedetti, Lauren Nelson, and Linda S. Deal.

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Validity of an Online ADHD Assessment in a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Healthcare
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Validity of an Online ADHD Assessment in a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Healthcare

September 8, 2025

The online assessment correctly identified over 80% of ADHD-positive cases. Compared with the clinical interview, the online assessment was more conservative in rendering ADHD-positive diagnoses.
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Use and Value of the BEDS-7

June 29, 2017

Binge-eating disorder may be underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness and inadequate physician-patient communication. This report describes physician knowledge of and attitudes about binge-eating disorder and the value...
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Characterization of Adults With Binge-Eating Disorder

October 27, 2016

What are the characteristics of individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder? This report describes the characteristics of binge eating in a representative sample of adults who completed...
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Prevalence of Binge Eating Disorder

August 24, 2016

Read an article estimating binge eating disorder (BED) prevalence according to DSM-5 and DSM-IV-TR criteria in US Adults.
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Medication Utilization in Binge-Eating Disorder

July 7, 2016

Patients with binge-eating disorder experience psychiatric and somatic comorbidities and obesity, but what is the nature and magnitude of prescription medication utilization among these individuals? To answer this question,...
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Binge-Eating Disorder in the Clinical Setting

May 26, 2016

Although binge-eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder, it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. BED can be associated with medical and psychiatric comorbidities that, if left untreated, can...
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7-Item Binge-Eating Disorder Screener

April 28, 2016

This article describes the qualitative and quantitative research conducted to develop the 7-item Binge-Eating Disorder Screener (BEDS-7), a patient-reported screening tool designed to identify individuals with probable binge-eating disorder...
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The Psychological and Medical Factors Associated With Untreated Binge Eating Disorder

April 23, 2015

Binge eating disorder is more prevalent than any other eating disorder, including bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa, but its impact is underappreciated. This review by Drs Sheehan and Herman...
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