Bulimia Nervosa is a serious condition that can alter a person’s life forever. It is a severe, deadly mental illness among many adolescents in the United States. Many people do not understand how dangerous this habit can be. It is harmful to almost all parts of the human anatomy. Bulimia Nervosa should be known in detail throughout the entire world because it is unfortunately way too common in recent studies among teenagers. Being young and becoming worried about one’s self-image is a huge deal! Especially given that all magazines and TV shows show women being a steady, solid size 1 and men having a nice six pack with a lean body. This torments the average teenage mind on wanting to become perfect and some of these young adults go to the extremes
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Most, if not all teenagers with the disorder keep their illness hidden. However, a psychiatrist or a qualified mental health professional is usually the ones to diagnose bulimia in young adults (A.D.A.M., Inc.). The history of the victim is what normally contributes to this illness. Examples such as the teenager’s behavior from parents and teachers, clinical observations of the adolescent’s behavior, and sometimes, psychological testing. Parents who note this illness in their teenagers sooner are more apt to help by seeking an evaluation and treatment early. Early treatment for this illness can often prevent future health issues. Treatment for the bulimic will be decided by the adolescent’s health care provider based on certain criteria. The criteria needed to help treat the victim is the teenagers age overall health, and medical history. Also, the extent of the teenager’s symptoms. Treatment could be used depending on the teenager’s tolerance for specific medicines or therapies (A.D.A.M., Inc.). Lastly, treatment could be used depending on the expectations for the course of the condition and by personal opinion or preference. Normally, treatment of bulimia in adolescents occurs by the combination of individual therapy, family therapy, behavior modification, and nutritional rehabilitation. Treatment of the victim should be based on an evaluation of their self and family. …show more content…
For instance, bulimia nervosa affects many teenagers, women in particular. However, five to fifteen percent of bulimics are male. Mainly male wrestlers are affected to keep at a certain wait for competition (“Statistics”). To feed binges, nearly one-third of bulimic teens shoplift. Also, half of the teenagers suffering from anorexia also have bulimia, statistics show that many teens suffer from both illnesses. The average bulimic teen eats more than twice the amount of their peers in one meal. Bulimia is the second most common eating disorder among teenagers. In the United States, between one and three percent of teenagers suffer from this illness. Also, bulimia, in general, is normally developed within the teenage years (“Statistics”). Bulimia in a teenager could go on for an extremely long time before anyone notices. Teenagers can start to suffer from this illness at as young as five years old. Oddly enough, teenagers who suffer from this illness tend to obtain an average body weight. Furthermore, teenagers who suffer from this eating disorder recognize their unusual behaviors and that the illness itself is detrimental to their health but the victim does not care (Disorders Association). Bulimia nervosa coincides with symptoms of depression and changes in social adjustment. Lastly, more than five percent of bulimic teens will die earlier than they should have due to bulimia-related injuries and the risk
Most, if not all teenagers with the disorder keep their illness hidden. However, a psychiatrist or a qualified mental health professional is usually the ones to diagnose bulimia in young adults (A.D.A.M., Inc.). The history of the victim is what normally contributes to this illness. Examples such as the teenager’s behavior from parents and teachers, clinical observations of the adolescent’s behavior, and sometimes, psychological testing. Parents who note this illness in their teenagers sooner are more apt to help by seeking an evaluation and treatment early. Early treatment for this illness can often prevent future health issues. Treatment for the bulimic will be decided by the adolescent’s health care provider based on certain criteria. The criteria needed to help treat the victim is the teenagers age overall health, and medical history. Also, the extent of the teenager’s symptoms. Treatment could be used depending on the teenager’s tolerance for specific medicines or therapies (A.D.A.M., Inc.). Lastly, treatment could be used depending on the expectations for the course of the condition and by personal opinion or preference. Normally, treatment of bulimia in adolescents occurs by the combination of individual therapy, family therapy, behavior modification, and nutritional rehabilitation. Treatment of the victim should be based on an evaluation of their self and family. …show more content…
For instance, bulimia nervosa affects many teenagers, women in particular. However, five to fifteen percent of bulimics are male. Mainly male wrestlers are affected to keep at a certain wait for competition (“Statistics”). To feed binges, nearly one-third of bulimic teens shoplift. Also, half of the teenagers suffering from anorexia also have bulimia, statistics show that many teens suffer from both illnesses. The average bulimic teen eats more than twice the amount of their peers in one meal. Bulimia is the second most common eating disorder among teenagers. In the United States, between one and three percent of teenagers suffer from this illness. Also, bulimia, in general, is normally developed within the teenage years (“Statistics”). Bulimia in a teenager could go on for an extremely long time before anyone notices. Teenagers can start to suffer from this illness at as young as five years old. Oddly enough, teenagers who suffer from this illness tend to obtain an average body weight. Furthermore, teenagers who suffer from this eating disorder recognize their unusual behaviors and that the illness itself is detrimental to their health but the victim does not care (Disorders Association). Bulimia nervosa coincides with symptoms of depression and changes in social adjustment. Lastly, more than five percent of bulimic teens will die earlier than they should have due to bulimia-related injuries and the risk