Bulimia nervosa
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- General Description Bulimia Nervosa is an illness that is most commonly found in girls of later adolescence and early adulthood.
- Angell Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binging and purging behaviors.
- 2237 Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.
- Diagnostic Criteria: Bulimia Nervosa The following definition of Bulimia Nervosa is used to assist mental health professionals in making a clinical diagnosis.
- However, bulimia nervosa is becoming increasingly prevalent among males.
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