Article: Bulimia Nervosa
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior;      700+ words ...BULIMIA NERVOSA 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 ...

Article: Bulimia nervosa
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders;      700+ words ... ... similar circumstances. Most people with bulimia report feelings of loss of control ... period of strict dieting. Most people with bulimia develop purging behaviors in ... in the later development of bulimia. People with bulimia are more likely ...

Article: ECRI's Bulimia Nervosa Web Site Sets New Standard for ...
U.S. Newswire;  February 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... healthcare professionals treating bulimia nervosa. "This outstanding ... information to patients with bulimia nervosa and their families ... eating disorder, and many people do not recognize how dangerous bulimia can be. The Web site outlines ...

Article: Pregnant women with bulimia have more anxiety and ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  October 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared ... world's first major population study of psychosocial factors in bulimia (bulimia nervosa) during pregnancy. Bulimia in pregnancy can have serious ...

Article: Community study traces bulimia's origins. (eating ...
Science News;  July 5, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Young women afflicted with bulimia nervosa careen between feast and famine ... females in many Western nations develop bulimia as teenagers or young adults. But ... narrowed down the factors implicated in bulimia's emergence. Current bulimia sufferers ...

Article: Bulimia nearly killed me - I lost 14 years of my life ; ...
Evening Standard - London;  April 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...LIZ FRASER'S STORY PEOPLE associate bulimia with teenage girls who want to lose weight ... I was, in fact, a prime candidate: bulimia is common among intelligent people and, unlike anorexia, bulimia is less about being slim and more about ...

Article: Client Pretreatment Characteristics as Predictors of Outcome in ...
Journal of College Counseling;  March 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... for college counselors of the literature on bulimia treatment outcomes is presented for purposes ... to a positive outcome. The prevalence of bulimia nervosa, often referred to simply as bulimia, has received a vast amount of attention ...