Knowledge Base of Eating Disorders
Our knowledge base is a resource dedicated to providing information to individuals and their families about the signs, effects, causes, and treatment options for bulimia nervosa, as well as other eating disorders and co-occurring conditions.
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Bulimia Nervosa Awareness
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a specific type of eating disorder revolving around cycles of binging and purging. Affecting people of all genders, BN has a prevalence of approximately 0.5-1.5%. The disorder can have grave effects on someone’s health, but thankfully, a majority of people who seek treatment for bulimia nervosa are able to recover.
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DBT for Bulimia | Proven Recovery Therapies
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious mental health condition that can have adverse consequences on someone’s emotional, physical, and mental health.
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Humana Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
Eating disorders like bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), binge eating disorder (BED) and others are serious conditions, and often require focused care in order to overcome.
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Assurant Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
If you or a loved one are struggling with bulimia nervosa (BN) or other eating disorders, it’s important to seek out help. Unfortunately, treatment for these conditions is often expensive, so most people must consider insurance coverage when determining their next best steps.
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The Relationship Between Bulimia and Trauma
For nearly as long as they’ve been identified, eating disorders were thought to be primarily social diseases, with sufferers developing unhealthy thoughts and behaviors under the pressures to look or present a certain way in society.
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Bulimia & Co-Occurring Depression
Eating disorders, such as bulimia nervosa (BN), are complex mental health conditions, which are developed and driven by a number of factors. But some influences are more closely associated with these disordered thoughts and behaviors than others.
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What is Bulimia Nutrition Therapy?
Eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are complex conditions with physical, emotional, and mental origins and consequences. As such, eating disorder treatment is often multi-faceted in order to address these varying causes and contributions.
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are one of the most dangerous types of mental health disorder, responsible for an estimated 10,200 deaths every year. There are a number of different types of eating disorders, which all impact people in different ways.
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Cigna Eating Disorder Coverage
If you or a loved one are struggling with bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), binge eating disorder (BED), or other eating disorders, you may need specific types of treatment in order to make the fullest recovery possible.
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What Causes Eating Disorders? Genetics vs. Environment
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa (AN) and (BN) were once thought to be primarily socially driven, caused by factors like low self-esteem and a desire to keep up with certain beauty standards.
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Why Can’t I Stop Eating? Binge Eating, Compulsive Eating, and How to Help
Many eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED), are marked by episodes of compulsive eating or eating large amounts of food even when not feeling hungry or already feeling satisfied.
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Binge Eating Disorder Symptoms: Is Your Loved One Struggling?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is one of the newest entrants to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the list of all officially recognized mental health problems. But the condition is already considered the most common eating disorder in the United States. [1]
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What is Gender Dysphoria, and How is it Related to Eating Disorders?
People who experience gender dysphoria (also referred to as gender identity disorder) may engage in these behaviors to try to change parts of their bodies to more closely align with their gender identity. These disordered eating behaviors can progress into a clinical eating disorder.
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How to Stop Binge Eating
Everyone overindulges every once in a while, but binge eating is different. These episodes are an extreme form of overeating, involving large amounts of food consumed in relatively short periods of time.
A binge eating episode can leave you feeling uncomfortable, but if this behavior starts recurring, it can lead to more concerning issues.
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Treatment Information
The most effective treatment for bulimia nervosa is the one that restores your physical and mental health while keeping you safe. Almost half of all people with bulimia seek out treatment, and all of them should get individualized care.
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DBT for Bulimia | Proven Recovery Therapies
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious mental health condition that can have adverse consequences on someone’s emotional, physical, and mental health.
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Humana Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
Eating disorders like bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), binge eating disorder (BED) and others are serious conditions, and often require focused care in order to overcome.
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Assurant Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
If you or a loved one are struggling with bulimia nervosa (BN) or other eating disorders, it’s important to seek out help. Unfortunately, treatment for these conditions is often expensive, so most people must consider insurance coverage when determining their next best steps.
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APS Healthcare Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
Eating disorders like bulimia nervosa (BN) are devastating and often debilitating mental health conditions, which often require extensive treatment to overcome. Unfortunately, the kind of treatment services generally needed for these issues are lengthy and expensive.
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AmeriHealth Coverage for Bulimia Treatment
Eating disorders can be dangerous or debilitating mental health conditions, which frequently require extensive treatment to overcome.
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What is Bulimia Nutrition Therapy?
Eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa (AN), and binge eating disorder (BED) are complex conditions with physical, emotional, and mental origins and consequences. As such, eating disorder treatment is often multi-faceted in order to address these varying causes and contributions.