PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Binge Eating
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Dieting to lose weight common in people especially women to be slimmer! multi-billion dollar businesses! Eating disorder symptoms often reflect transitions involving physiological processes and life transitions. Binge eating now is a distinct diagnostic category. Anorexia nervosa + bulimia nervosa gained distinct category. *** binge eating disorder is higher than bulimia nervosa ** Both age onset is late teens to early 20s. There are kids as young as 5 years old and 9 now with eating disorders! admitted to hospitals! Eating disorders can cause long-term psychological, social, and health problems. Hospitalization rates are highest among young women in 15-24 age range (see picture below) Catch-all category that underscores problems inherent in the current diagnostic system it"s a clinical condition! instead of category. Refers to great heterogeneity among individuals all deemed to have an eating disorder of some sort this diagnosed can be used when there is insufficient info such as in hospital emergency room situations.
