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Bulimia nervosa

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bulimia nervosa
eating disorder, class of disease, symptom, signs den symptoms
Subclass ofeating disorder, polyphagia Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry Edit
Symptoms and signsvomiting Edit
Possible treatmentcognitive behavioral therapy, psychomotor education Edit
Drug or therapy used for treatmentfluoxetine, (RS)-fenfluramine, maprotiline Edit
Genetic associationNKAIN3, DAB1, PERP, COL23A1, MSRA Edit
Get characteristicsocial stigma of obesity, overeating Edit
ICPC 2 IDP86 Edit
NCI Thesaurus IDC34440, C97162 Edit

Bulimia nervosa (BN), dem sanso know simply as bulimia, be an eating disorder wey be characterized by binge eating (dey chop large quantities of chow insyd a short period of time, often feeling out of control) wey be followed by compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting anaa fasting, to prevent weight gain.[1]

Bulimia be more common among those wey get a close relative plus de condition.[2] De percentage risk wey na e be estimated secof to genetics be between 30% den 80%.[3] Other risk factors for the disease include psychological stress, cultural pressure to attain a certain body type, poor self-esteem, and obesity.[2][3] Living insyd a culture wey dey commercialize anaa dey glamorize dieting, den having parental figures wey fixate on weight sanso be risks.[3]

Diagnosis dey base on a person ein medical history;[4] however, dis be difficult, as people be usually secretive about dema binge eating den purging habits.[3] Further, de diagnosis of anorexia nervosa dey take precedence over dat of bulimia.[3] Oda similar disorders dey include binge eating disorder, Kleine–Levin syndrome, den borderline personality disorder.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bulimia nervosa - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic (in English). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. 1 2 "Bulimia nervosa fact sheet". Office on Women's Health. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hay PJ, Claudino AM (July 2010). "Bulimia nervosa". BMJ Clinical Evidence. 2010: 1009. PMC 3275326. PMID 21418667.
  4. 1 2 American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 345–349. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.
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