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Bulimia
Definition
Bulimia nervosa is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association 2013) as a feeding and eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating that occur during a discrete period of time and are accompanied by a sense of lack of control. Behaviors to expel food eaten (e.g., self-induced vomiting, laxatives) and/or restrictive caloric intake behaviors typically follow binge eating episodes. Additionally, individuals engage in inappropriate behaviors to prevent weight gain, and self-evaluation is disproportionately influenced by body shape and weight. Individuals typically experience fear of gaining weight and a desire to lose weight, as is common in anorexia nervosa.
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The disorder is classified with the Feeding and Eating Disorders in DSM-5.
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The development of bulimia nervosa is common during adolescence and young adulthood and is...
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Graham, K.M. (2018). Bulimia Nervosa. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9188
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