Bulimia nervosa, a severe eating disorder, involves cycles of binge eating followed by unhealthy compensatory actions like ...

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In these studies, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) clearly emerges as an effective treatment for bulimia nervosa, resulting in superior outcomes compared with those of waiting-list controls, minimal ...

New research has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the feeling of being unable to stop eating, the most salient aspect of binge episodes in eating disorders like bulimia nervosa. New research ...

Purging disorder and bulimia share similar symptoms, and both involve purging food from the body through vomit or using medications. Bulimia and purging disorder are two distinct types of eating ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...

A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating—consuming a large amount of food very quickly—followed by compensatory behavior, most commonly vomiting or "purging" or ...