Bulimia | Bulimia Nervosa: An Overview
Beth M. McGilley and Tamara L. Pryor codirect the eating disorder clinic at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, where they are both faculty members. Beth M. McGilley maintains a private practice. Tamara L. Pryor is clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a member of the Managed Care Task Force of the Academy of Eating Disorders.
Summary: Bulimia nervosa, more popularly known as bulimia, afflicts three percent of young women in the United States. It is considered a mental or psychiatric...
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Table of Contents
- Bulimia Nervosa: An Overview
- Testimony of a Recovered Female Bulimic
- Bulimia in Older Women
- Men Are Becoming More Vulnerable to Bulimia
- Adolescence: Setting the Stage for Eating Disorders
- Bulimia May Be Linked to Sexual Abuse
- Bingeing and Dieting as Methods of Coping with Pain
- Bulimia Is on the Rise Among Nonwhite Populations
- Current Approaches to Treating Bulimia
- The Role of Parents in a Child’s Recovery
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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