To mark National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, ECRI announced the launch of the Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide.
The Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide Web site provides in-depth information about the disorder, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment options and costs, how family and friends can be most supportive to the patient, and much more. This is the only Web site that compares the effectiveness of treatments for bulimia nervosa based on the results of an in-depth scientific analysis of all the available clinical research on treatments.
“This is an amazing resource,” says Ivy Silver, parent of a bulimic child and founder of A Chance to Heal Foundation, which offers financial support to patients who cannot afford to pay for bulimia nervosa treatment.
The site contains a number of useful resources, including a printable 75-page version of Bulimia Nervosa: Resource Guide for Family and Friends and a 12-page summary of the guide. The comprehensive evidence report Efficacy of Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa provides the methods and results of ECRI’s extensive meta-analyses on psychotherapy, prescription drug therapy, and other therapies for the condition. Also highly beneficial are an informative searchable directory of residential facilities that treat bulimia nervosa, a list of ongoing clinical trials, a review of 48 US state mental health parity laws and mandates, a catalog of current health insurance coverage policies for bulimia nervosa, and links to other relevant resources.
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“National Eating Disorders Awareness Week”
I am 15 years old, and I am living with Bulimia. It is hard to have a eating disorder at this age because of how much stress it puts on my everyday life. I recommend treatment highly, but I will have to admit I have not received treatment…the reason being I have only had it about 6 days, but treatment is the way to go…always.
I am 21 years old and have been bulimic for almost 5 years. The temptation of throwing up is hard, yes, but what the emotional and psychological effects of having an ED are even worse. I panic when I am going out to eat and don’t know what will be on the menu or how many calories is in what I eat, I have severe mood shifts when I feel I’ve eaten too much, have thrown up, or feel like I’m in an environment that triggers my ED. I’ve been trying to recover for the past year…It’s hard, but I guess we will see what happens.
I was diagnosed with an eating disorder 5 years ago. My parents caught on fast to what I had gotten into and put me into outpatient therapy but after 5 months of outpatient therapy, I had to be hospitalized. While in the hospital, the doctors found out that my liver, kidneys, and heart all had been affected by my eating disorder. I had only had an eating disorder for less than 6 months and i had already caused harm to my body. I spent Christmas and New Years and the weeks after in the hospital. Its been a long fight and i still have my struggles but i know i have come a long ways. I wasnt sure if i would be able to make it through but looking back on what my life was during that time with all the worry about food and such and comparing it to my life now I am so glad for what my parents helped me do and for what i did for myself. Although it was an extremely hard time in my life, i learned alot about myself and who I am - I am the person i am to day because of what i learned from everything i went through. I would never wish for anyone to have to go through what my family and i went through but for those who are going through it, i want you to know that there is hope. I made it through and cant tell you how happy I am today!
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