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Bulimia Nervosa - Coggle Diagram
Bulimia Nervosa
What are the symptoms?
Consumption of a large amount of food
They feel out of control
Fear of becoming fat
Starves and then purges
Self induced puking
Extreme physical activity
What are the risk factors?
Females
Background those who know of the the condition
Victims of abuse or sexual abuse
negative self-evaluation
certain parental problems
feeling that they can't control things
Recommended treatment?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
How commons is this disorder?
1.5% of women
0.5% of men
The median age of onset is around 12.4 years old
Sources
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562178/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9193191/
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diagnostic criteria for the disorder?
Recurrent episodes of binge eating
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors (such as self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise) in order to prevent weight gain
The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least 1x/week for 3 months.
Self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight.
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of anorexia nervosa