Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Psychobiology of Bulimia Nervosa

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

Overview

Editors:
  1. Karl Martin Pirke

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München 40, Germany

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Walter Vandereycken

    1. University Psychiatric Center, Kortenberg, Belgium

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Detlev Ploog

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München 40, Germany

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Opening Remarks

    1. Opening Remarks

      • D. Ploog
      Pages 1-1

  3. Bulimia: Symptoms, Syndrome, and Predicament

    1. Bulimia: Symptoms, Syndrome, and Predicament

      • P. J. V. Beumont
      Pages 2-9

  4. Nutrition and Behavior in Eating Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Serotonin Implicated in the Etiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder with Carbohydrate Craving

      • D. O’Rourke, J. J. Wurtman, R. J. Wurtman
      Pages 13-17

    3. Culturally Corralled into Food Abuse: The Eating Disorders as Physiologically Reinforced Excessive Appetites

      • D. A. Booth
      Pages 18-32

    4. Restraint and Excess in Dieters and Bulimics

      • C. P. Herman, J. Polivy
      Pages 33-41

    5. Restricted Caloric Intake Causes Neuroendocrine Disturbances in Bulimia

      • M. M. Fichter, K. M. Pirke, J. Pöllinger, G. Wolfram, E. Brunner
      Pages 42-56

  5. Metabolic and Endocrine Aspects of Eating Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Metabolic and Endocrine Factors in Regulation of Nutrient Balance

      • G. A. Bray
      Pages 59-73

    3. Consequences of Dieting at Normal Weight: Implications for the Understanding and Treatment of Bulimia

      • U. Schweiger, R. G. Laessle, M. M. Fichter, K. M. Pirke
      Pages 74-82

    4. Evidence for Altered Serotonin Function in Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa: Behavioral Implications

      • D. C. Jimerson, H. A. Brandt, T. D. Brewerton
      Pages 83-89

    5. Eating Disorders and Depression: Psychobiological Findings in Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa

      • R. G. Laessle, U. Schweiger, M. M. Fichter, K. M. Pirke
      Pages 90-100

    6. Cranial Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Eating Disorders

      • J.-C. Krieg
      Pages 101-106

  6. Hunger and Satiety in Eating Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Regulation of Eating in Obesity and Bulimia Nervosa

      • V. Pudel, T. Paul, N. Maus
      Pages 109-119

    3. Cognitive and Metabolic Responses to Eating in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia

      • K. A. Halmi
      Pages 120-125

  7. Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
      Download chapter PDF

    2. The Uncertain Status of the Cognitive Approach to Bulimia Nervosa

      • C. G. Fairburn
      Pages 129-136

    3. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments of Bulimia Nervosa: The Role of Exposure

      • G. T. Wilson
      Pages 137-145
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Research and Treatment in the Psychobiology of Bulimia Nervosa 1 2 K. M. Pirke and W. Vandereycken When we were preparing this book, the main purpose was to gather the latest in­ sights from both basic and clinical research in bulimic disorders. The burgeoning scientific interest in eating disorders forced us to restrict the focus in such a way that attention was only paid to psychobiological aspects of (disturbed) nutrition and be­ havior. This implied that other important aspects, like sociocultural and familial fac­ tors, had to be excluded. But it turned out that even with such a restricted scope the subject was not an easy one. A review of the contributions to this volume clearly shows that our present understanding of bulimia nervosa is still very small. Reviewing the hypothalamic and especially neuroendocrine regulation of nutrient balance, Bray has emphasized the importance of the autonomic nervous system in regulating food intake and energy expenditure. The role of insulin, adrenal steroids, gonadal steroids, and growth hormone in modulating nutrient intake and storage were discussed. The studies by Jimerson et aI. , Schweiger et aI. , and Fichter et al. show that all these factors are altered in bulimic patients, indicating that the whole system of regulating food intake and storage is severely disturbed in bulimia nervosa. Evidence has been presented that neurotransmitter alterations may occur in bulimia: Jimerson et al.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München 40, Germany

    Karl Martin Pirke, Detlev Ploog

  • University Psychiatric Center, Kortenberg, Belgium

    Walter Vandereycken

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Psychobiology of Bulimia Nervosa

  • Editors: Karl Martin Pirke, Walter Vandereycken, Detlev Ploog

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73267-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-18670-0Published: 28 March 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-73267-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 181

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychotherapy

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering, Health & Hospitals

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation