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Introduction

Medical Aspects of the Bulimic Syndrome and Bulimarexia

Pages 4-11
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Bulimia (an individual's problem with binge eating), or bulimarexia (wherein one binges and purges, by various means), are distinct, definable entities, psychologically and medically. The article describes the major physiological problems arising with these behaviors, defines the associated somatic complaints, and discusses adjunct therapies for these problems while definitive psychotherapy occurs.

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Erica T. Goode

Erica Goode, M.D., M.P.H., is a practicing internist in San Francisco, California and Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Marshall Hale Memorial Hospital. She is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine for the University of California, and frequently lectures and writes in the areas of nutrition and eating disorders in medical practice.