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Clinical Cases > Bulimia
Nervosa
Authors: Eugene C. Toy; Debra Klamen
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Acknowledgments
Introduction Question 1: Correct
How to Approach 31.1 A 17-year-old young woman is being seen in the o!ice for
Clinical Problems di!iculty with coping at school.
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, Psychiatric problems with eating foods. In trying to distinguish the eating
Therapeutics disorders, which of the following is most accurate regarding
the di!erences between bulimia and anorexia nervosa?
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A Patients with bulimia tend to be low achievers in academics
compared to patients with anorexia.
✓ B Patients with bulimia may not have any symptoms until
early adulthood, while anorexia typically begins in early
adolescence.
C Patients with bulimia are less likely to abuse alcohol and
have less emotional lability than patients with anorexia.
D Patients with bulimia are more resistant to receiving help
and o"en must be forced to see a therapist.
The correct answer is B . You answered B .
Explanation:
B. Patients with bulimia may not have any symptoms until early
adulthood, while anorexia typically begins in early adolescence.
Anorexia most commonly has an age of onset of ages 15 to 19
years, whereas bulimia nervosa most commonly develops in
women aged 20 to 24 years. Patients with both disorders tend to
be high achievers (answer A). Patients with anorexia tend to be
more resistant to getting help (answer D). Those with bulimia
tend to have more alcohol abuse and emotional lability (answer
C) than patients with anorexia, who tend to be more emotionally
constricted.
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Question 2: Correct
31.2 A 34-year-old woman presents with a 10-year history of
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