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How patients describe bulimia or binge eating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Suzanne F. Abraham  and
P. J. V. Beumont
Suzanne F. Abraham*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Australia
P. J. V. Beumont
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Australia
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr S. F. Abraham, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Broadway 2006, Australia.
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Synopsis

Thirty-two patients who complained of episodes of ravenous overeating which they felt unable to control (bulimia) were asked to describe their behaviour and symptoms. There was considerable variation both between and within individuals, but a number of factors were defined which appeared to be common to all with the complaint. It is difficult to set up strict criteria for the recognition of bulimia, and those that have recently been proposed are criticized in the light of our present findings.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 1982 , pp. 625 - 635
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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