Bulimia Nervosa

Paper Summary:

The paper defines 'bulimia nervosa' and examines its effects on the person suffering from it. The paper explores the symptoms of bulimia, and how to diagnose the condition. The paper further discusses the treatment options available. The paper concludes that if a patient, or her friends and relatives were to seek treatment immediately after they had recognized the various symptoms of a bulimic, then the patient would be able to make a full recovery and lead a normal life. If not, the long term gastrointestinal and other consequences of the eating disorder called bulimia could be fatal for the patient.

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"However, statistics prove that eating disorders have the highest death rate, at any rate, a higher death rate than any other psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression. The seriousness of the long-term consequences of the disorder depends on how early the diagnosis for the disorder had been made, and how early the treatment if nay was started. According to the Eating Disorders Association in the UK, the incidence of eating disorders in the country is approximately 165,000, and the mortality rate is about ten percent. Most of these deaths are caused by either organ failure due to the disorder, or due to suicide because of an inability to cope with the devastation caused by the repeated cycle of eating-bingeing-purging-eating of a typical bulimic. If an eating disorder is left untreated for many years due to some reason or another, then the effects can be life threatening and disastrously irreversible for the patient. (The Consequence of Eating Disorders)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• A contemporary analysis of Bulimia Nervosa. Retrieved From http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/docs/bulimia.doc Accessed 9 March, 2006
• Anderson, L; Shaw, J. M; McCargar, L. Physiological effects of bulimia nervosa on the gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Gastroenterology. July-August, 1997. Vol: 11; No: 5; pp: 451- 459.
• Bulimia--Easy to Read. US department of Health and Human Services, Bulimia. Retrieved From http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/bulnervosa-etr.htm Accessed 9 March, 2006
• Bulimia Nervosa. The Renfrew Center. Retrieved From http://www.renfrewcenter.com/eating-disorders-anorexia-bulimia/bulimia-nervosa.asp Accessed 9 March, 2006
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