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…preoccupied with their body weight and food. The two major kinds of eating disorders anorexia and bulimia. Bulimics feel as though they can not control the amount of food they eat leading to binging and then either purging or self-induced vomiting. Anorexics…

…(hyperactivity in children) (desipramine, imipramine, and protripyline) · Bulimia (uncontrolled eating, followed by vomiting ) (amitriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, and imipramine) · Cocaine withdrawal (desipramine and imipramine) · Headache prevention…

…, and Londre 2002:1-2). The idea that any weight or size is obtainable has driven many people to debilitating eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa (O'Dea and Abraham 2002: 1). Both of these are serious conditions for which those affected…

…for their efforts. Riot Grrrl is a supportive environment for girls and young women which is concerned with feminist issues such as rape, abortion rights, bulimia/anorexia, sexism, sexuality, double standards, self-defense, fat oppression, classism, and racism. Riot…

…anorexia and bulimia nervosa to schizophrenia. In children the most popular diagnosis is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) it is also been tied to socioeconomic status. Mood disorders such as depression are linked to socioeconomic status yet…

…their athletes that they are too fat. This is likely to give the athlete a misperceive vision as overweight and creates disturbed body images and can lead to eating disorder like anorexia and bulimia. The last section of the article, which I am including in this paper…

…dieting for most Americans is very unhealthy. There can be more serious side effects. Many people can suffer nutritional deficiencies without even knowing it. Most people know of the risks of bulimia and anorexia and it is taken very seriously. Yet…

…, carcinoma and dietary deficiencies (B12, B1, and folic acid). Various drugs can cause depression. Psychological disorders that may mimic depression include adjustment reactions, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, obsessive…

…such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Trichotillomania, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and Bulimia (Perrine, 1996). Prozac is one of the more common antidepressants found in society, and like other drugs in this class must be taken by the user with caution and the side…

…Eleven million women in the United States suffer from eating disorders- either self-induced semi-starvation (anorexia nervosa) or a cycle of bingeing and purging with laxatives, self-induced vomiting, or excessive exercise (bulimia nervosa) (Dunn, 1992…