Only 27% of providers correctly diagnosed the patient as having bulimia nervosa, and 38% of providers incorrectly diagnosed the patient with a binge eating disorder. Correctly distinguishing ...

Like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa is also divided into 2 subtypes: (1) the purging type, in which the patient uses laxatives, diuretics, and/or vomiting to empty herself of the food ...

When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental health providers who participated in a new study were able to ...

Women: 5 feet = 100 lbs; add 5 lbs for each additional inch, +/-5%-10% Men: 5 feet = 106 lbs; add 6 lbs for each additional inch, +/-5%-10% ...

This study provides a valuable contribution to understanding how negative affect influences food-choice decision making in bulimia nervosa, using a mechanistic approach with a drift diffusion model ...

We report a female patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who developed anorexia nervosa (AN) in her early 30s. This required several admissions for weight restoration. The patient’s body image ...

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Anorexia is an eating disorder that can affect people of all ages, genders, ethnic or racial groups, and body sizes and weights. One of the signs of anorexia is not eating enough food. You might ...