Bulimia (pronounced bu-LIM-ee-uh) nervosa is a serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorder that affects primarily young women. Bulimics (people who have bulimia) go through cycles of binging and purging. Binging is the consumption of...

Since 1980, bulimia nervosa has been recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as an autonomous eating disorder. The term bulimia means "an extreme hunger," but the word is most commonly understood to refer to BULIMIA NERVOSA. It...

(from Greek, bous: ox, limos: hunger) Psychiatric disorder involving repeated episodes of BINGE EATING followed by purging. Bulimia nervosa was first defined by Gerald Russell in 1979. However, excessive appetite has been described in the literature as...

Overeating, a behavior not always limited to persons with BULIMIA, is grouped together with substance abuse and dependence in a superfamily of disorders designated as behavioral (non-substance-related) addictions. The term impulse control disorders has...

Bulimia nervosa, commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. The sufferer will then engage in compensatory behaviors to make up...

TERESA M. McALEAVY, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-06-1995 A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF BULIMIA NERVOSA By TERESA M. McALEAVY, Staff Writer Date: 02-06-1995, Monday Section: LIFESTYLE Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late,...

A systematic treatment of bulimia nervosa: women in transition Carole Kayrooz Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001 ISBN 1 85302 9181. L15.95 This text is a worthy addition to this excellent series of books exploring a range of issues associated with eating disorders. Like the...

In recent years the incidence of bulimia in the United States has increased: The American Psychiatric Association estimates that today 1.1 to 4.2 percent of females will have bulimia in their lifetime. Many health professionals have expressed concern...

A serious, depressive psychological eating disorder, bulimia nervosa is a growing concern as cultural attitudes and the sociocultural environment continue to idolize thinness and physical attractiveness. Teenagers and young adults are most susceptible to this problem, for which the most common symptoms include uncontrollable and continuous vomiting, using the bathroom continuously after meals, and depression or mood swings, among others. Bulimics can suffer not only from medical health issues but also fro