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Bulimia is an illness defined by food binges or recurrent episodes of significant overeating followed by the use of methods such as vomiting or laxative abuse to prevent any weight gain.
Follow the links below to find information about bulimia.
Updated February 2008
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Bulimia nervosa
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Inspire Foundation
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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder involving regular binge eating. Binges are frequently followed by attempts to get rid of the food. This fact sheet contains information about this illness and some ways to get help.
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Nov 2008
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Eating disorders
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Eating disorders are a range of food related conditions, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia and compulsive over eating.
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Jan 2008
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Eating disorders - children
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Eating disorders can affect children. More than half of Australian primary school age children want to lose weight. Knowing the risk factors and early warning signs in this age group can help to prevent the development of eating disorders.
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Nov 2007
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| Title: |
Eating disorders:Student factsheet
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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| Description: |
The majority of people developing eating disorders are women and in their teenage years. Anorexia and bulimia are extremes in a range of eating behaviours prevalent in societies where thinness is the ideal.
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Oct 2007
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| Title: |
Eating Disorders
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to information about eating disorders such as binge eating, bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
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Oct 2007
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| Title: |
Eating disorders
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the 2 main forms of eating disorders. These illnesses mainly affect young females.
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| Date: |
Jul 2006
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| Title: |
Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa and binging
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder in which people binge on food and then try to make up for this by extreme measures such as making themselves sick, taking laxatives or starving themselves. A special form of psychotherapy called cognitive behav...
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Apr 2004
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Antidepressants versus placebo for people with bulimia nervosa
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Individual antidepressants are effective for the treatment of bulimia nervosa when compared to placebo treatment, with an overall greater remission rate but a higher rate of dropouts....
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| Date: |
Aug 2003
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| Title: |
Eating disorders
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Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
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| Description: |
Eating disorders can be diagnosed when a young person refuses to maintain normal weight (greater than 15% below than expected), has a fear of gaining weight, a disturbance/distortion of body image and amenorrhoea.
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Jan 2002
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| Title: |
Understanding eating disorders
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
Facts about anorexia nervosa and bulimia and what parents can do to help prevent them
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| Date: |
Aug 1997
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