The symptoms of bulimia and the menstrual cycle.
A group of 45 women meeting DSM-III diagnostic criteria for bulimia were followed for a 9-week period to assess a possible relationship between a premenstrual syndrome and exacerbations of binging and other eating problem behaviors. A possible interface with a cyclothymic behavior disorder was also evaluated. The results of the daily recording (with subjects blind to the study hypotheses) identified eight women with a premenstrual pattern, but these changes in mood and physical complaints were unrelated to changes in food consumption. A cyclothymic behavior pattern was found in 10 women (22.2%), with a relatively earlier age of onset of bulimia in this group.
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D000328:Adult; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies