The International journal of eating disorders
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It was the aim of this study to explore the characteristics of bulimics who fail to complete therapy. Noncompleters were divided into those who failed to engage and those who dropped out, so that these groups could be directly compared. ⋯ Our understanding of the eating disorders (and of the effectiveness of treatment) is skewed by the nature of the samples involved. The characteristics of noncompleters could be used at initial assessment to target clinical work towards lowering rates of drop-out and failure to engage.
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Case Reports
Efficacy of methylphenidate in bulimia nervosa comorbid with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a case report.
This case describes the beneficial effect on the binge eating component of bulimia nervosa of methylphenidate, which was prescribed to treat comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Possible mechanisms of action are discussed.
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The present study evaluated body image assessment and cue reactivity in women with bulimia and controls in response to neutral, mood, and food cues in isolation, and mood and food cues in combination. ⋯ Body size estimation is not only affected by enduring characteristics (i.e., bulimia nervosa), but also more transient factors such as short-term exposure to salient food and mood cues.