First Header Logo Second Header Logo

Bulimia Nervosa

"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.

expand / collapse MeSH information
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.


expand / collapse publications
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bulimia Nervosa" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bulimia Nervosa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.
_