This is a topic that is very important to me and needs to be spoken about more and people need to be aware of the signs its an invisible sickness that people who have it hide well.... Bulimia Nervosa affects more females than males, with a prevalence of 0.5% in women and only 0.1% in men. DSM Criteria for Bulimia Nervosa According to the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), Bulimia Nervosa exists when bingeing and compensation behaviors occur on average 2 times weekly or more for a period of at least 3 months, when the behaviors are not exclusively those of Anorexia Nervosa, and when self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape or weight. As in Anorexia Nervosa, those with Bulimia Nervosa are often very concerned about gaining weight and body image and also intensely fear getting fat. However, unlike those with Anorexia Nervosa who typically present with low body weights, those with Bulimia Nervosa may present with a normal body weight, or even as slightly overweight. In bulimia, as in Binge Eating Disorder (BED), bingeing is defined as the consumption of more food than most other people would eat in a similar circumstance over a discrete period of time accompanied by a sense of lack of control over the food consumption. However, unlike those with BED, people with bulimia may engage in a variety of either purging or non-purging behaviors such as vomiting, using laxatives, using diuretics, using enemas, fasting, or exercising excessively in an attempt to compensate for binges. Binges in bulimia can occur frequently and as often as many times a week to many times a day.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:02:38 +0000
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