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From 1971 to 1979 Russell was a professor and consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Free Hospital, London.During this time he noticed patients who were overeating, followed by self-induced vomiting or using purgatives or both and a morbid fear of becoming fat, which did not fit the classic description of anorexia nervosa.
Bulimia nervosa may affect up to 1% of young women and, after 10 years of diagnosis, half will recover fully, a third will recover partially, and 10–20% will still have symptoms. [ 4 ] Adolescents with bulimia nervosa are more likely to have self-imposed perfectionism and compulsivity issues in eating compared to their peers.
This type of scarring is considered one of the physical indicators of a mental illness, and Russell's sign is primarily found in patients with an eating disorder such as bulimia nervosa, purging disorder, or anorexia nervosa. It is almost always associated with eating disorders and is the most characteristic skin condition indicative of purging.
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This is a list of notable people who have had bulimia nervosa. Often simply known as bulimia , this is an eating disorder which is characterized by consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time, followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the calories consumed, usually by self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics or excessive exercise.
Some professionals consider BED to be a milder form of bulimia with the two conditions on the same spectrum. [10] Binge eating is one of the most prevalent eating disorders among adults, [11] though there tends to be less media coverage and research about the disorder in comparison to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
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First edition (publ. HarperCollins) Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia is an autobiography written by Marya Hornbacher, detailing her fourteen-year battle with eating disorders. [1] Published by HarperCollins in 1997, Wasted was a critical and commercial success. The author's young age (she wrote the book at the age of 21) surprised many ...