Eating disorders bulimia nervosa

Garner, D.M., Olmsted, M.P., and Polivy, J. (1983) Development and validation of a multidimensional eating disorder inventory for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Int/ Eat Disord 2 15-34. 

The DSM-IV includes two primary eating disorder diagnoses Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN). The DSM also includes a... 

Millions of people in the United States are affected by eating disorders. More than 90% of those afflicted are adolescents or young adult women. Although all eating disorders share some common manifestations, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating each have distinctive symptoms and risks. 

Bupropion has also been used to treat the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Unfortunately, their electrolyte abnormalities leave patients with eating disorders especially vulnerable to seizures therefore, bupropion is no longer used to treat them. 

Characteristic Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge-Eating Disorder... 

Burnet, P.W., Smith, K.A., Cowen, P.J., Fairburn, C.G., and Harrison, P.J. (1999) Allelic variation of the 5-HT2C receptor (HTR2C) in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Psychiatr Genet, 9 101-104. 

Ferron, E, Considine, R.V., Peino, R., Lado, I.E., Dieguez, C., and Casanueva, F.R (1997). Serum leptin concentrations in patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and non-specific eating disorders correlate with body mass index but are independent of the respective disease. Clin Endocrinol 46 289-293. 

Miller, K.B., Klump, K.L., Keel, P.K., McGue, M., and lacono, W.G. (1998) A population-based twin study of anorexia and bulimia nervosa heritability and shared transmission with anxiety disorders. Presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA. 

B. (1999) Metabolic changes in the brain of patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa as detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Int Eat Disord 26 119-136. 

Braun, D., Sunday, S., and Halmi, K.A. (1994) Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with eating disorders. Psychol Med 24 859—967. Brewerton, T.D., Lydiard, R.B., Herzog, D.B., and Brotman A.W. (1995) Comorbidty of axis I psychiatric diagnoses in bulimia nervosa. J Clin Psychiatry 56 77-80. 

Wilson, G.T. and Smith D. (1989) Assessment of bulimia nervosa an evaluation of the eating disorders examination. Int/ Eat Disord 8 173-179. 

Three types of eating disorders are included in the ICD-10 anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and overeating. 

Fluoxetine is manufactured by Eli Lilly under the name Prozac, as a 10-mg green football-shaped tablet or a 20-mg green and white capsule. It was the first SSRI introduced for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Fluoxetine is prescribed for obsessive-compulsive disorder, the eating disorder bulimia nervosa, and panic disorder. 

H. If a general medical condition or another mental disorder is present, the fear in Criterion A is unrelated to it, e.g., the fear is not of stuttering, trembling in Parkinson s disease, or exhibiting abnormal eating behavior in anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. 

Although these disorders are more common in adolescent girls or young women, 5% to 15% of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and approximately 40% of binge-eating disorders occur in boys and men (498). 

The role of medication in the treatment of bulimia nervosa seems better established than its role in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for Eating Disorders ( 510) suggests that antidepressants may be useful in bulimia nervosa with or without depression. They may be particularly helpful, however, in those with depression, anxiety, obsessions, or who have failed psychosocial therapies. 

Mitchell JE, Fletcher L, Pyle RL, et al. The impact of treatment on meal patterns in patients with bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 1989 8 167-172. 

Aguso-Gutierrez JL, Palazo n M, Ayusa-Mateos JL. Open trial of fluvoxamine in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 1994 15 245-249. 

Shapiro JR et al Bulimia nervosa treatment A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Int J Eat Disord 20207 40(4) 321. 

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