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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

Comorbidities : High incidence of lifetime mood disorder (usually MDD), anxiety disorders, substance use (particularly alcohol or stimulants), and personality disorders (most frequently borderline PD). Psychotherapy : Psychological interventions should be considered first-line treatment. Other SSRIs (e.g.

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Day # 148: Binge-Eating Disorder

Bullet Psych

Comorbidities : Like bulimia nervosa, in binge-eating disorder, there is an association between mood disorders , impulsivity, personality disorders (most commonly borderline PD ), anxiety disorders , and, to a lesser degree, substance use disorders. Other SSRIs (e.g.

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STAR*D: The Harms of Orchestrated Psychiatric Fraud

Mad in America

The first NIMH treatment outcome study , which was published in 1989, found the drug treatment (imipramine) to be no more effective than placebo when measures were taken after three months of treatment. Entitled, “Research Matters: Treating Depression,” it doubles down on the fraudulent reporting of the treatments.