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The treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa
Background: Bulimia nervosa appears to be quite common among adolescents and poses high rates of psychiatric and medical morbidity. Yet, no published accounts of treatment for this population are available. Aims: To briefly describe the clinical presentation of bulimia nervosa in adolescents and review the available information regarding psychological and pharmacological treatments from the adu...
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BACKGROUND There is empirical evidence suggesting that individuals with bulimia nervosa vary considerably in terms of psychiatric co-morbidity and personality functioning. In this study, latent profile analysis was used to attempt to identify clusters of bulimic subjects based on psychiatric co-morbidity and personality. METHOD A total of 178 women with bulimia nervosa or a subclinical varian...
متن کاملThe validity and utility of subtyping bulimia nervosa.
OBJECTIVE To review the evidence for the validity and utility of subtyping bulimia nervosa (BN) into a purging (BN-P) and a nonpurging subtype (BN-NP), and of distinguishing BN-NP from binge eating disorder (BED), by comparing course, complications, and treatment. METHOD A literature search of psychiatry databases for studies published in peer-reviewed journals that used the DSM-definitions o...
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BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests increased risk for mortality in bulimia nervosa (BN). However, little is yet known about suicidal behavior in BN. AIMS To examine frequency and correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescents and adults with BN in two population-based samples. METHOD A total of 10,123 adolescents and 2980 adults in two nationally representative surveys of ment...
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Dopaminergic abnormalities in bulimia nervosa have been reported in some studies, but results are not consistent across studies. In the present study, clinical characteristics, plasma level of homovanillic acid (pHVA) and two scales - the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - were assessed in 36 adolescent bulimia nervosa patients (mean age16.3 years, S.D. 1.1) w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Behaviour Research and Therapy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0005-7967
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.09.003