title: [Abuse of body weight reducing agents in bulimia nervosa].
abstract: Abuse of dieting agents is a frequent, but often unrecognized, problem in patients with eating disorders. Especially women suffering from bulimia nervosa tend to abuse diet pills containing amphetamines and laxatives, diuretics, caffeine and emetics. In this review the frequency of substance abuse in bulimic women, the side effects and possible health risks of this abuse are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bräunig
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects; D002400:Cathartics / Q000009:adverse effects; D015897:Comorbidity; D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects; D004639:Emetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D002400:Cathartics; D004232:Diuretics; D004639:Emetics; D002110:Caffeine
vernacular_title: Abusus gewichtsreduzierender Substanzen bei Bulimia nervosa.