Q: What is the definition of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa?


 A: According to the American Psychiatric Association, a person diagnosed as bulimic or anorectic must have all of that disorder's specific symptoms:

Bulimia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa

 

Source: Excerpted from FDA Consumer, November 1993 update: On the Teen Scene: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention

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