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Bulimia Nervosa
You're
not alone
with
bulimia
not alone
with
bulimia
Bulimia
is the
20th
most common reason
for therapy
is the
20th
most common reason
for therapy
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19/01/2020
19
males
with bulimia
talk to therapists
males
with bulimia
talk to therapists
findatherapist.co.uk
19/01/2020
153
females
with bulimia
talk to therapists
females
with bulimia
talk to therapists
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19/01/2020
Causes
nhs.uk| Genes | |
| Events | |
| Negativity | |
| Uncertain |
Symptoms
psychiatry.org| Thoughts | |
| Obsessions about body shape and weight |
| Feelings | |
| Uncontrollability when eating |
| Behaviours | |
| Binges excessive eating, | |
| Purges compensatory weight gain prevention, such as exercising, fasting, vomiting, diuretic or laxative misuse, |
Diagnosis
psychiatry.orgAdults
Obsessions
about body shape and weightBinges
excessive eating,within 2 hours, 1 (or more) times a weekUncontrollability
when eatingPurges
compensatory weight gain prevention, such as exercising, fasting, vomiting, diuretic or laxative misuse, 1 (or more) times a week
3 (or more) months
Symptoms are not due to another condition or a substance
Mild
1-3 purges a week
Moderate
4-7 purges a week
Severe
8-13 purges a week
Extreme
14 (or more) purges a week
Obsessions
about body shape and weightBinges
excessive eating,within 2 hours, 1 (or more) times a weekUncontrollability
when eatingPurges
compensatory weight gain prevention, such as exercising, fasting, vomiting, diuretic or laxative misuse, 1 (or more) times a week
3 (or more) months
Symptoms are not due to another condition or a substance
Mild
1-3 purges a week
Moderate
4-7 purges a week
Severe
8-13 purges a week
Extreme
14 (or more) purges a week
nice.org.uk recommends
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
for
bulimia
for
bulimia
For negative thoughts
Focus on the present
Adults 20 sessions
107 therapists
Focus on the present
Adults 20 sessions
107 therapists
findatherapist.co.uk
19/01/2020
19/01/2020
Written by Richard Snowdon | Updated 19 January 2020
Next check 01 January 2021