"Bulimia Nervosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING.
| Descriptor ID |
D052018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.400.250
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bulimia Nervosa" by people in Profiles.
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Ferrucci KA, Lapane KL, Jesdale BM. Prevalence of diagnosed eating disorders in US transgender adults and youth in insurance claims. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 06; 55(6):801-809.
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Berner LA, Stefan M, Lee S, Wang Z, Terranova K, Attia E, Marsh R. Altered cortical thickness and attentional deficits in adolescent girls and women with bulimia nervosa. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2018 05; 43(3):151-160.
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Marsh R, Stefan M, Bansal R, Hao X, Walsh BT, Peterson BS. Anatomical characteristics of the cerebral surface in bulimia nervosa. Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 01; 77(7):616-23.
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Pagoto SL, Curtin C, Lemon SC, Bandini LG, Schneider KL, Bodenlos JS, Ma Y. Association between adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obesity in the US population. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Mar; 17(3):539-44.
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Pagoto S, Bodenlos JS, Kantor L, Gitkind M, Curtin C, Ma Y. Association of major depression and binge eating disorder with weight loss in a clinical setting. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Nov; 15(11):2557-9.
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Striegel-Moore RH, Franko DL, Thompson D, Barton B, Schreiber GB, Daniels SR. Caffeine intake in eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2006 Mar; 39(2):162-5.
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Striegel-Moore RH, Franko DL, Thompson D, Barton B, Schreiber GB, Daniels SR. An empirical study of the typology of bulimia nervosa and its spectrum variants. Psychol Med. 2005 Nov; 35(11):1563-72.