Examples of bulimia nervosa in the following topics:
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- Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric illness characterized by failure to maintain a minimally normal weight, intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, and preoccupations about body shape and weight .
- Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is defined by the frequent episodic consumption of objectively large amounts of food and the use of compensatory behaviors to avoid weight gain.
- Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, and includes binge eating disorder, night eating syndrome, and sub-threshold syndromes in which some, but not all, of the symptoms of the more formally defined eating disorders are present.
- Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa shown in this picture, involve abnormal eating patterns which can affect both physical and mental health, including impairments in memory.
- Differentiate between anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), examining their causes and consequences
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- There are four types of eating disorders that are recognized in the DSM-5: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating disorder not otherwise specified (NOS).
- Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors for the intake of food, such as purging.
- Bulimia nervosa can be difficult to detect compared to anorexia nervosa, because people with bulimia tend to be of average or slightly above or below average weight.
- Many people with bulimia may also engage in significantly disordered eating and exercising patterns without meeting the full diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa.
- The binges must not be accompanied by compensatory purging behavior seen in bulimia nervosa.
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- The disordered eating that accompanies female athlete triad can range from avoiding certain types of food the athlete thinks are "bad" (such as foods containing fat) to serious eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
- While most athletes do not meet the criteria to be diagnosed with an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, many will exhibit disordered eating habits.
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- This disturbance must not be due to unavailability of food; to observation of cultural norms; to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or another eating disorder; to perceived flaws in one's body shape or weight; or to another medical condition or mental disorder.
- Other forms of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, involve a fear of gaining weight; while those who suffer from ARFID do not have this specific fear, the psychological symptoms and resulting anxiety are similar.
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- Recurrent vomiting, such as observed in bulimia nervosa, may lead to destruction of the tooth enamel due to the acidity of the vomit .
- The erosion visible on the lower teeth was caused by bulimia, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging, often by inducing vomiting.
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- People suffering from bulimia or anorexia nervosa are especially at high risk for an electrolyte imbalance.
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- The pars nervosa, also called the neural lobe or posterior lobe, constitutes the majority of the posterior pituitary and is the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.
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- Existing or incipient psychological conditions (e.g. eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia) can cause nutritional deficiency and result in poor physical health.
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- Secondary Raynaud's has a number of associations such as connective tissue disorders, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, and obstructive disorders.
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- The impact of social factors is widely recognized in mental disorders like anorexia nervosa (a disorder characterized by excessive and purposeful weight loss despite evidence of low body weight).