Anorexia Nervosa | Bulimia Nervosa |
Tend to be underweight | Tend to be average weight |
- Rare vomiting or diuretic/laxative use
| - Frequent vomiting or diuretic/laxative abuse
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- Disorder may be considered normal and source of esteem
| - Behavior considered foreign and source of distress
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- Obsessional and perfectionist features predominate
| - Avoidant, dependent, or borderline features as well as obsessional features
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| - Death from hypokalemia or suicide
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- Death from starvation (or suicide, in chronically ill)
| - Menses irregular or absent
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- Drug/alcohol abuse, self-mutilation, and other behavioral problems
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