Bulimia in men: report of three cases with neuroendocrine findings.
Bulimia, like anorexia nervosa, primarily affects women. Although survey reports have shown that as many as 10%-13% of students meeting DSM-III criteria for bulimia are male, 1,2 detailed clinical descriptions of male bulimic patients are rare. The following case reports describe three men seen for evaluation of bulimia at the UCLA Eating Disorders Clinic.
D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors