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Bulimia

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Alternate Names : Binge-Purge Behavior, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorder - Bulimia


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Bulimia Treatment

Treatment focuses on breaking the binge-purge cycles. Outpatient treatment may include behavior modification techniques as well as individual, group, or family counseling.

Antidepressant drugs may also be used in cases that are coincide with depression.



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Review Date : 1/21/2003
Reviewed By : David Taylor, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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