"Bulimia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Eating an excess amount of food in a short period of time, as seen in the disorder of BULIMIA NERVOSA. It is caused by an abnormal craving for food, or insatiable hunger also known as "ox hunger".
| Descriptor ID |
D002032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.645.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Bulimia- Bulimia
- Bulimias
- Binge Eating
- Eating, Binge
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bulimia" by people in Profiles.
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Eating disorder behaviors as predictors of suicidal ideation among people with an eating disorder. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 10; 55(10):1352-1360.
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Understanding non-routine discharge: Factors that are associated with premature termination from higher levels of care in adults with anorexia nervosa. Eat Disord. 2022 Nov-Dec; 30(6):686-699.
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Separating the Signal from the Noise: How Psychiatric Diagnoses Can Help Discern Food Addiction from Dietary Restraint. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 25; 12(10).
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Seasonal patterns of birth for subjects with bulimia nervosa, binge eating, and purging: results from the National Women's Study. Int J Eat Disord. 2012 Jan; 45(1):131-4.
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Oral manifestations of systemic disease. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 01; 82(11):1381-8.
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Patients who endorse more binge eating triggers before gastric bypass lose less weight at 6 months. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Jan-Feb; 7(1):55-9.
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Effect of binge eating on treatment outcomes for smoking cessation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Nov; 12(11):1172-5.
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Survey of eating disorder symptoms among women in treatment for substance abuse. Am J Addict. 2010 May-Jun; 19(3):245-51.
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Comorbidity of anxiety disorders with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Dec; 161(12):2215-21.
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Bulimia in children and adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2002 Apr; 11(2):237-56, viii.