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Bulimia A Review of Nutritional and Health Behaviors
Author(s) -
LARAIA MICHELE T.,
STUART GAIL W.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1990.tb00469.x
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychological intervention , epidemiology , medicine , nursing interventions classification , eating disorders , medline , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , political science , law
Nurses working with adolescents need an understanding of the clinical syndrome of bulimia in order to identify individuals at risk for this disorder and implement preventive and therapeutic interventions. The epidemiology, early precipitants, physiology, and biochemistry of bulimia nervosa are reviewed. From this integrated framework, implications for treatment are explored with an emphasis on holistic nursing care including health education.