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Bulimia Nervosa

- occurs between adolescence and early adulthood, the median is 12 years old. - recurrent binge eating with use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, self-induced vomitting (Wilson, 2024)

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A movie about a young girl that uses binging and purging as a way to control one part of her messy life. A few of her symptoms include dizziness and bleeding gums, and passing out. Througout the movie her disorder is shown as she induces vomitting which is the main component of Bulimia Nervosa.

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Sharing the Secret

According to the DSM: "Bulimia nervosa is characterized by an episode of binge eating in a period, an amount of food larger than most would have in that period, lacking control during the episode, followed by compensatory behaviors that prevent weight gain at least once a week for 3 months"(Wilson 2024)

Sun Y, Ye Q, Wen Q, et alBrain functional changes in individuals with bulimia nervosa: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysisBMJ Open 2022;12:e052881. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052881Shea, K. 2000. Sharing The Secret. Robert Greenwald Productions Inc. and Nightstar Productions.Wilson K and Kagabo R (2024) Bulimia nervosa and treatment-related disparities: a review. Front. Psychol. 15:1386347. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1386347

- The disorder usually occurs during late adolescence and early adulthood.- people have recurring episodes of binging then self-induce vomitting, or take laxatives to not gain weight (Sun, 2020).

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