"Bulimia Nervosa" 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.
An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING.
| Descriptor ID |
D052018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.400.250
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| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bulimia Nervosa" by people in Profiles.
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Habitual behavioural control moderates the relation between daily perceived stress and purging. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2025 Jan; 33(1):10-19.
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Prospective associations between cognitive flexibility and eating disorder symptoms in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Feb; 332:115717.
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Associations between emotion reactivity and eating disorder symptoms in a transdiagnostic treatment-seeking sample. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 10; 55(10):1390-1396.
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Identity problems and suicidal ideation severity among women with bulimic-spectrum pathology. Personal Disord. 2022 01; 13(1):24-29.
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Anorexia Nervosa. N Engl J Med. 2020 04 02; 382(14):1343-1351.
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Impulsivity and anxiety-related dimensions in adults with bulimic-spectrum disorders differentially relate to eating disordered behaviors. Eat Behav. 2020 04; 37:101382.
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Affect-based profiles of bulimia nervosa: The utility and validity of indicators assessed in the natural environment. Psychiatry Res. 2018 01; 259:210-215.
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Associations of borderline personality disorder traits with stressful events and emotional reactivity in women with bulimia nervosa. J Abnorm Psychol. 2017 Jul; 126(5):531-539.
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The validity of DSM-5 severity specifiers for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Int J Eat Disord. 2017 09; 50(9):1109-1113.
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Comfortably Numb: The Role of Momentary Dissociation in the Experience of Negative Affect Around Binge Eating. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2017 05; 205(5):335-339.