Bulimia Nervosa
A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain.
Bulimia is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder.
People with this condition binge eat. They then take steps to avoid weight gain. Most commonly, this means vomiting (purging). But it can also mean excessive exercising or fasting.
Treatments include counseling, medications, and nutrition education.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W028
Diagnosis: Bulimia Nervosa
US Patients: About 1%
World Patients: 3.6M
Sex Ratio: M;W9
Age Onset: G13-20
Brain Area: pfc, cingulates, insula cortices
Symptoms: binge eating & vomiting/laxatives; vomit-then-binge cycles
Progression: tooth breakdown, depression, drugs, self-harm, suicide; uncontrolled serotonin
Causes: fixation on thinness and body image from media. African-American women 1.5X that of Caucasian women
Medications: antidepressants
Therapies: CBT, (Jim Lohr: less attention to thin models in the media?) family therapy+C3:C14
Youtube Video: Bulimia Nervosa
Amazon or Library Book:
Eating Disorders Explained
Amazon or Library Book:
Bulimia Nervosa and Eating Disorder
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Support Group: allianceforeatingdisorders.com (On-line)
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Section 12.13.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Autism, ADHD, and Their Traits in Adults With Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: A Scoping Reviewby Lauren Makin on January 27, 2025
CONCLUSION: This review highlights a need for more research on the experiences, clinical differences, and non-medical treatment options for Autistic/ADHD patients with BN or BED. Findings suggest these conditions commonly co-occur but remain under-explored in terms of patient-centred interventions and clinical outcomes.
- Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in individuals with a history of eating disordersby Avantika Kapadia on January 26, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be vigilant for OCD symptoms in individuals with AN, BN, and BED. These findings call for research on the mechanisms linking EDs and OCD symptoms and support integrated treatment approaches for both conditions.
- The Neural Correlates of Body Image Processing in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studiesby Lara Norrlin on January 25, 2025
Body image concerns are key prognostic and pathogenic factors of anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). This study aimed to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying body image perception across its two domains of estimation and satisfaction in anorexia and bulimia patients and healthy controls (HC). Systematic searches were conducted across eight databases, including PubMed; Cochrane Library; Ovid; Google Scholar; Sage Journals; Scopus; PsycInfo; and ScienceDirect, from database...
- Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport-Multidisciplinary Treatment in Clinical Practiceby Andrea Meyer on January 25, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: The proposed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary treatment approach proved effective and holds promise for future evidence-based developments in REDs treatment.