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Showing 1 to 20 of 133 for “"Bulimia"”.
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Predictors of bulimia among university women
… designed to accurately estimate the frequency of bulimia among university women. Bulimia was operationalized in specific behavioral terms that extend the DSM-III definition. The response rate for the mail survey was 87%, with 669 surveys used in the descriptive data analysis. One hundred and …
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A group treatment program for bulimia nervosa
… of this study was to design a method of treating bulimia nervosa using the Group Pentagon and the TFA System to assess how women begin their recovery from bulimia nervosa. An action study was used as a framework for conducting this research. This action study identified descriptive thoughts, …
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Burden of illness of bulimia nervosa in the United States : an evaluation of the prevalence, incidence, and treatment costs of bulimia nervosa
Ziel dieser Dissertation ist es - basierend auf dem Prävalenzansatz - die medizinischen Kosten der Bulimie in den USA zu schätzen und in einen globalen Kontext zu stellen. Zu diesem Zweck wurde eine eingehende Literaturrecherche bezüglich der globalen epidemiologischen Evidenz zur Bulimie …
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Social Factors Associated with Bulimia Nervosa in College Women
… research was to examine the social dimensions of bulimia. Bulimia was viewed using the symbolic interactionist perspective. This perspective was used to see bulimia as a socially constructed line of action. A questionnaire was given to 426 female students at a mid-sized Southern university during …
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Alcohol and amphetamine dependencies convoluted with anorexia and bulimia nervosa
This study explored the possibility that some individuals with alcohol and amphetamine addictions are initially motivated to use alcohol and amphetamines because of underlying issues involving body dissatisfaction and weight reduction associated with Anorexia and Bilimia Nervosa. Current literature …
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Achieving success in Western society: bulimia as the ultimate effort
Bulimia has recently emerged as an increasing threat to the health of young women in Western society. Though thought by some to be primarily prompted by psychological and physiological instabilities, this research attempts to explore the association between bulimic symptoms and the external …
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Aplicación tecnológica para la rehabilitación cognitiva de adolescentes con bulimia nerviosa
A nivel mundial, los trastornos mentales representan un problema de salud pública debido a su alta prevalencia y al creciente costo económico que implica la atención sanitaria, dada la complejidad de los síntomas, en particular las disfunciones cognitivas. La rehabilitación cognitiva, en su enfoque …
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Is family environment a mediator of bulimia and child sexual abuse?
… indicate a significant correlation between bulimia and child sexual abuse within a sample of college women (n = 786). Furthermore, both women with bulimia and victims of child sexual abuse reported families that were low in cohesion and independence, and higher in conflict and control. …
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A Comparison of Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Programs for Bulimia Nervosa
… stay followed by outpatient treatment for bulimia nervosa, in comparison to an outpatient program only. It was hypothesized that bulimics in the inpatient/outpatient group would be receiving the combined benefits of both inpatient and outpatient treatment, thereby demonstrating greater …
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Psychological characteristics related to bulimia in early and late adolescent females
… of research dealing with the eating disorder of bulimia has focused on characteristics of college-aged women, with those findings forming a basis for treatment planning with younger, adolescent women. While research in recent years has begun to examine those characteristics specifically related …
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Cognitive-behavioral theory of bulimia: an empirical test of basic assumptions
… fulfilled operationalized DSM-III criteria for bulimia, 27 women who regularly binge-ate but did not fulfill the operationalized criteria for bulimia, and 27 control women who did not binge eat. Subjects were compared on measures of: 1) endorsement of rigid, perfectionistic beliefs; 2) …
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Evaluation of a Functional Treatment for Binge Eating Associated with Bulimia Nervosa
… one of whom met the diagnostic criteria for Bulimia Nervosa. The treatment was successful, with three of the four participants obtaining abstinence. To date, this has been the only study examining this procedure and with only four participants. The purpose of the current study was to further …
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Neurobiological and metabolic mechanisms of binge-eating in anorexia and bulimia nervosa
… and purging subtype of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and matched controls. Chapters 3 through 5 report the results of this study. Chapter 3 focuses on findings of dissociable hormonal responses to stress in anorexia and bulimia nervosa, presenting novel evidence that links acute …
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