Normally, bulimia starts at adolescence age and typically can be seen in women; it's never mean that men are untouched from this disorder. Men also suffer from this disorder but comparatively in lesser number.

The first was whether some treatments were better than others or whether all treatments were equally effective. The second question was whether treatments provided specific or nonspecific effects and whether they worked by the same or different processes.

Psychological causes are more common in causing these disorders. The person usually is seen to have a negative attitude toward his/her body image and perceives oneself to be fat.

e concern with body size and shape. Usually individuals suffering from bulimia have low self-esteem, feelings of helplessness and a fear of becoming fat It is believed that more than five million individuals experience an eating disorder (bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa) in this country alone.

A rare side effect which can sometimes occur when taking SSRIs with "monoamine oxidase inhibitors" or "MAOIs" which are another form of antidepressant is "serotonin syndrome". This side effect occurs when the levels of serotonin reach dangerously high levels in the brain.

During this type of treatment, the therapist not only addresses the eating disorder itself but help the sufferer by underlying reasons for why the individual is behaving in this manner. This behaviour is usually caused by psychological, interpersonal, and cultural influences and forces.

This is usually necessary when the person is in the later stages of the disease and is already showing serious physical symptoms that are on the verge of becoming life threatening or when the psychological factor has become so strong that the person can no longer rationally function in a home environment. Inpatient therapy usually needs to be followed by a period of outpatient therapy as well until the person is able to function on their own.

It can cause dehydration and low levels of potassium, magnesium and sodium in the body. It causes anemia. It can cause hormonal imbalances leading to an irregular or absent menstrual period in women.

Treatment usually involves counseling, nutrional counseling, and/or psychotherapy to help the sufferer understand the underlying cause of the eating disorder and aid in learning to control this behavior. Antidepressants may be prescribed in some cases. Hospitalization is not typically needed, however, this may be necessary in some instances.

Anorexics have many tricks and cunning methods of losing weight and avoidance of eating food. Despite the anorexic being obsessed with food (generally an anorexic will think about food 100% of the time because this is a natural reaction of the body being exposed to starvation), their problem is not with food. Food is the medium through which they are able to fulfil their needs, yet the problem rests within the anorexic themselves in their behaviour.


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