BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa, but not bulimia nervosa, has one of the highest mortality rates among psychiatric disorders. However, potential predictors of mortality, such as comorbid psychiatric illnesses, remain unclear. We sought to determine mortality ratios and predictors of fatal outcome in women diagnosed as having anorexia or bulimia nervosa. METHODS Women (N = 246) diagnosed as having...

Inherent to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are a plethora of medical complications which correlate with the severity of weight loss or the frequency and mode of purging. Yet, the encouraging fact is that most of these medical complications are treatable and reversible with definitive care and cessation of the eating-disordered behaviours. Herein, these treatments are described for both th...

This chapter describes the major eating disorders encountered during adolescence including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The latter group accounts for most adolescents seeking treatment for an eating disorder and refers to those patients not meeting full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) crit...

UNLABELLED Anorexia nervosa still qualifies for the designation as an enigma, with an unclear aetiology and a psychopathology poorly understood. A striking clinical feature is the concreteness of symptoms. The concept 'concretised metaphor' refers to instances where there is a psychic equivalence between physical and psychic reality. Emotions are concretised. OBJECTIVE To contribute in a more...

A Bulimia Nervosa é considerada como um transtorno alimentar específico desde 1980, com a publicação do DSM-III e pode trazer impacto significativo na vida paciente, tanto para o aceitamento diagnóstico andamento tratamento. terapia cognitivo comportamental, vem contribuindo significativamente melhora da Nervosa, pois ajuda nos sintomas faz prevenção contra recaídas, regressando alteração das c...

introduction : eating disorders are serious psychiatric illness, defined by abnormal eating behaviors, shape and weight regulation difficulties and weight over concern.  objectives: this study sought to explore the prevalence and intensity of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating and their sub-thresholds in women who referred to wellness and fitness centers. materials and methods: 946...