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Bulimia Nervosa - Prevention & control
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Definition of 'Bulimia Nervosa'An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING. Common names: Bulimia Nervosa; Nervosa, Bulimia; Binge-Eating Disorder; Binge Eating Disorder; Binge-Eating Disorders; Disorder, Binge-Eating; Disorders, Binge-Eating |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
30 Dec 2008 
This article reviews eating disorder (ED) prevention programs, highlighting features that define successful programs and particularly promising interventions, and how they might be further refined. The field of ED prevention has advanced ... Read more...
General and program-specific moderators of two eating disorder prevention programs.
30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To investigate general and program-specific factors hypothesized to moderate the effects of two eating disorder prevention programs. METHOD: High-risk adolescent girls (N = 481; M age = 17) were randomized to a dissonance-based thin-ideal ... Read more...
29 Apr 2008 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine if readiness to change eating and weight was predictive of anorexia nervosa (AN) inpatient treatment outcome, and whether it mediates the relationships between AN treatment outcome and other ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Bulimia Nervosa - Prevention & control'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Preventing eating disorders. 30 Dec 2008
- General and program-specific moderators of two eating disorder prevention programs. 30 Oct 2008
- Dropping insulin to drop pound. The practice of withholding insulin as a way to lose weight is a serious eating disorder with devastating consequences.
29 Jun 2008 - Readiness to change mediates the impact of eating disorder symptomatology on treatment outcome in anorexia nervosa. 29 Apr 2008
- Dissonance and healthy weight eating disorder prevention programs: long-term effects from a randomized efficacy trial.
30 Mar 2008 - The use of multiple purging methods as an indicator of eating disorder severity. 30 Aug 2007
- A randomized trial on the efficacy of a 2-month tube feeding regimen in anorexia nervosa: A 1-year follow-up study. 15 May 2007
- Eating disorders in the oral health curriculum. 29 Apr 2007
- Eating disorders across two cultures: does the expression of psychological control vary? 30 Mar 2007
- Intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program: impact of presenter identity. 27 Feb 2007
- Maintenance of internet-based prevention: a randomized controlled trial. 27 Feb 2007
- Testing mediators of intervention effects in randomized controlled trials: An evaluation of two eating disorder prevention programs. 30 Jan 2007
- Childhood risk factors for thin body preoccupation and social pressure to be thin. 30 Jan 2007
- Psychosocial functioning needs attention in adolescent eating disorders. 30 Dec 2006
- Sex differences among dentists regarding eating disorders and secondary prevention practices. 30 May 2006
- Exploring alexithymia, depression, and binge eating in self-reported eating disorders in women. 29 Jun 2005
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Technical information about 'Bulimia Nervosa'
Definition: An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING.
Descriptor UI: D052018
Alternative terms: Bulimia Nervosa; Nervosa, Bulimia; Binge-Eating Disorder; Binge Eating Disorder; Binge-Eating Disorders; Disorder, Binge-Eating; Disorders, Binge-Eating;
Related Mesh Headings: Bulimia;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: F03.375.250;
History Note: 2006; use BULIMIA 1987-2005, use HYPERPHAGIA 1981-1986
Technical Notes: BULIMIA is also available