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
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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.
- Altered circadian pattern of activity in a chronic activity-based anorexia nervosa-like female mouse model deficient for GHSRby Julia Mattioni on April 17, 2025
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by voluntary food restriction, resulting in severe undernutrition that has been associated with circadian rhythms alterations. Yet, mechanisms that link circadian rhythm shifts to abnormal eating regulation in AN are poorly understood. Plasma ghrelin concentrations, an orexigenic hormone secreted by the stomach and acting through the GHSR (Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor), is elevated in restrictive-type AN. We aimed to test the...
- Cross-Cultural Validation and Application of the EDE-Q 6.0 for Screening and Assessment of Eating Disorders in Chinese Femalesby Lian Gu on April 16, 2025
CONCLUSION: The Chinese version of the EDE-Q 6.0 is a valid and effective screening and assessment tool for EDs in Chinese females. The updated cut-off score, now closer to international standards, reflects progress in the cultural adaptation of the tool and a potential shift in acceptance to report psychological problems among Chinese patients.
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults: A Unified Series of Meta-Analysesby Pim Cuijpers on April 16, 2025
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this unified series of meta-analyses, CBT was probably effective in the treatment of mental disorders, including major depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders, and possibly effective in psychotic and bipolar disorders. However, the effect sizes depended on the type of control condition.
- Treatment outcomes for adolescent bulimia nervosa: a systematic scoping review of quantitative findingsby Madeleine Love on April 16, 2025
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to systematically scope the available quantitative evidence for adolescent Bulimia Nervosa (BN) interventions. Specifically, the study aimed to review psychological and behavioural symptoms outcomes, as well as changes in comorbid psychiatric and caregiver factors.