Assertion: bulimia | /r/HasProperty | a component of other diseases
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text: Bulimia is either 1 degree or a component of other diseases—e.g.
text: Psychiatry A compulsive eating disorder characterized by binge eating, frequent fasting, laxative use, induced vomiting, and inappropriate compensation to prevent weight gain; BN usually affects ♀ at a slightly later–age 17-25 onset than anorexia nervosa, but shares its preoccupation with food; bulimics may consume enormous quantities of food, in a 'binge', followed by self-induced emesis, a 'purge'; bulimia is either 1º, or a component of other diseases–eg, schizophrenia, OCs, Klüver-Bucy, and Kleine-Levin syndromes; bulimics may have concomitant impulsive behavior–alcohol and drug abuse, poor peer and parental relations; sexual promiscuity, prostitution, and stealing may be required to financially support the eating 'addiction'; bulimia affects 1.3% of ♀ and 0.1% of ♂; bulimics may have imparied cholecystokinin secretion which may response to tricyclic antidepressants.