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| Title |
Bulimia Nervosa – medical complications
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Eating Disorders, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40337-015-0044-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philip S Mehler, Melanie Rylander |
| Abstract |
As with anorexia nervosa, there are many medical complications associated with bulimia nervosa. In bulimia nervosa, these complications are a direct result of both the mode and the frequency of purging behaviours. For the purposes of this article, we will review in detail the many complications of the two major modes of purging, namely, self-induced vomiting and laxative abuse; these two account for more than 90% of purging behaviours in bulimia nervosa. Some of these complications are potentially extremely dangerous and need to be well understood to effectively treat patients with bulimia nervosa. Other methods of purging, such as diuretic abuse, are much less frequently utilized and will only be mentioned briefly. In a subsequent article, the treatments of these medical complications will be presented. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 27% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 289 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 285 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 69 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 6% |
| Researcher | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 11% |
| Unknown | 114 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 19% |
| Psychology | 40 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 27 | 9% |
| Unknown | 124 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 January 2024.
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#1,444,188
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#115
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#18,271
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#4
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