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Guidelines for hospitalizing patients with eating disorders are based on the severity of symptomatology. In the United States, length of hospitalization is primarily determined by managed care companies and health maintenance organizations. No randomized controlled studies have been done to
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Most patients with bulimia nervosa can be treated effectively as outpatients. Indications for hospitalization fall into two categories: medical and psychological. Medical hospitalizations usually result from the consequences of purging activities, such as frequent vomiting and abuse of laxatives and
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Individuals whose binge-eating behavior occurs only during Anorexia Nervosa are given the diagnosis Anorexia Nervosa, Binge-Eating/Purging Type, and should not be given the additional diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa. For an individual who binges and purges but whose presentation no longer
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The lifetime prevalence of Bulimia Nervosa among women is approximately 1%-3%; the rate of occurrence of this disorder in males is approximately one-tenth of that in females. Specific Culture, Age, and Gender Features Bulimia Nervosa has been reported to occur
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A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following: (1) eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than
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The essential features of Bulimia Nervosa are binge eating and inappropriate compensatory methods to prevent weight gain. In addition, the self-evaluation of individuals with Bulimia Nervosa is excessively influenced by body shape and weight. To qualify for the diagnosis, the
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The following subtypes can be used to specify the presence or absence of regular use of purging methods as a means to compensate for the binge eating: Purging Type. This subtype describes presentations in which the person has regularly engaged
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Associated descriptive features and mental disorders. Individuals with Bulimia Nervosa typically are within the normal weight range, although some may be slightly underweight or overweight. The disorder occurs but is uncommon among moderately and morbidly obese individuals. There are suggestions
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Associated descriptive features and mental disorders. When seriously underweight, many individuals with Anorexia Nervosa manifest depressive symptoms such as depressed mood, social withdrawal, irritability, insomnia, and diminished interest in sex. Such individuals may have symptomatic presentations that meet criteria for
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The lifetime prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa among females is approximately 0.5%. Individuals who are subthreshold for the disorder (i.e., with Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) are more commonly encountered. The prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa among males is approximately one-tenth that
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Other possible causes of significant weight loss should be considered in the differential diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa, especially when the presenting features are atypical (such as an onset of illness after age 40 years). In general medical conditions (e.g., gastrointestinal
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A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (e.g., weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected; or failure to make expected weight gain during
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