Bulimia Nervosa - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the course of Eating Disorder NOS (EDNOS) compared with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED). METHOD: Prospective study of 385 participants meeting DSM-IV criteria for AN, BN, BED, and ... Read more...

An examination of the overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors for intentional weight loss and overeating.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To further our understanding of how intentional weight loss (IWL) and overeating are related, we examined the shared genetic and environmental variance between lifetime IWL and overeating. METHOD: Interview data were available for 1,976 ... Read more...

Countertransference reactions to adolescents with eating disorders: relationships to clinician and patient factors.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Clinical report suggests that therapists have strong and sometimes difficult-to-manage reactions to patients with eating disorders (EDs); however, systematic research is largely absent. The purpose of this study was to explore the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Bulimia Nervosa - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes. 30 Aug 2009
• An examination of the overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors for intentional weight loss and overeating. 30 Aug 2009
• Countertransference reactions to adolescents with eating disorders: relationships to clinician and patient factors. 30 Aug 2009
• Stress-induced laboratory eating behavior in obese women with binge eating disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Negative reinforcement eating expectancies, emotion dysregulation, and symptoms of bulimia nervosa. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of perceived anonymity in assessments of eating disordered behaviors and attitudes. 30 Aug 2009
• Restraint, hunger, and disinhibition following treatment for binge-eating disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• Anorexic self-control and bulimic self-hate: differential outcome prediction from initial self-image. 30 Aug 2009
• An 8-year longitudinal study of the natural history of threshold, subthreshold, and partial eating disorders from a community sample of adolescents. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetic risk factors for disordered eating in adolescent males and females. 30 Jul 2009
• Glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion in bulimia nervosa. 22 Jul 2009
• [Cognitive aspects of women's body image and eating disorders] 29 Jun 2009
• Eating disorders: a basic emotion perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Disgust and eating disorder symptomatology in a non-clinical population: the role of trait anxiety and anxiety sensitivity. 29 Jun 2009
• Eating disorders and emotions. 29 Jun 2009
• Eating disorders and multi-level models of emotion: an integrated model. 29 Jun 2009
• Shame, pride and eating disorders. 29 Jun 2009
• An exploration of the main sources of shame in an eating-disordered population. 29 Jun 2009
• Perception of threat from emotions and its role in poor emotional expression within eating pathology. 29 Jun 2009
• Depression and eating pathology: prospective reciprocal relations in adolescents. 29 Jun 2009

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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