Characteristics of 275 patients with bulimia.
The authors present data on 275 patients who met DSM-III criteria for bulimia. The mean age of the patients was 24.8 years, and the average duration of illness was approximately 7 years. These patients reported a variety of abnormal eating-related behaviors: binge eating (100%), self-induced vomiting (88.1%), laxative abuse (60.6%), diuretic abuse (33.1%), and chewing and spitting out food (64.5%). Over one-third reported a history of problems with alcohol or other drugs and most indicated substantial social impairment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001066:Appetite; D001835:Body Weight; D002400:Cathartics; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004232:Diuretics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012306:Risk; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000523:psychology
D002400:Cathartics; D004232:Diuretics