BACKGROUND Since bulimia nervosa's introduction to the psychiatric nomenclature in 1979, data concerning long-term outcome have been largely unavailable. METHODS Women with the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa between 1981 and 1987 who participated in 1 of 2 studies were located and invited to participate in follow-up assessments. RESULTS More than 80% of the women from these studies participat...

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...

BACKGROUND Research suggests that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment for bulimia nervosa. One exception was a study that suggested that interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) might be as effective as CBT, although slower to achieve its effects. The present study is designed to repeat this important comparison. METHOD Two hundred twenty patients mee...

BACKGROUND A relationship between bulimia nervosa and reward-related behavior is supported by several lines of evidence. The dopaminergic dysfunctions in the processing of reward-related stimuli have been shown to be modulated by the neurotrophin brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and the hormone leptin. METHODS Using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design, a r...

One of the unresolved issues regarding research on bulimia nervosa concerns the question as to how patients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa respond to body image exposure. In addition, it remains unclear whether there are differential responses associated with different exposure techniques (e.g. in vivo exposure vs. exposure by visualization). The aim of the present study was to investigate psyc...

N Engl J Med 2003;349:875-81. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 20-year-old woman presents with fatigue; laboratory tests reveal a serum potassium level of 2.3 mmol per liter and a serum bicarbonate level of 36 mmol per liter. She is 163 cm (64 in.) tall and weighs 54 kg (119 lb). The findings on physical examination are normal. On questioning, she admits to binge eating and vom...

this research was designed to investigate the eating disorders among the female students residing in the dormitory of kermanshah university of medical sciences. in this cross sectional research, 578 of female students residing in the dormitory of kermanshah university of medical sciences were chosen by stratified random sampling. based on the eating disorders diagnosis scale, (0.2%) of the part...

Zusammenfassung Die Interpersonelle Psychotherapie (IPT), ursprünglich zur Behandlung unipolarer depressiver Störungen entwickelt, wurde für die Behandlung verschiedener psychischer Störungen adaptiert, darunter die Essstörungen Bulimia nervosa, die Binge-Eating-Störung und die Anorexia nervosa. Die vorliegende systematische und praxisorientierte Übersicht stellt den aktuellen Forschungsstand z...

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of mulberry supplementation on two pro-inflammatory markers response, Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and performance after a session of strenuous exercise. Black Mulberry is a fruit rich in flavonoids and anthocyanins which have been proved to act as antioxidants in body. Materials and Methods: Fifteen female basketball playe...