The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women.
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Norman P, O'Connor M. The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women. JAMA Psychiatry 2000, 57: 659-65. PMID: 10891036, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.7.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaYoung womenMarked initial improvementCommunity-based cohortGeneral psychiatric symptomsRelapse rateNatural courseClinical severityPsychiatric symptomsInitial improvementDiagnostic criteriaMeeting criteriaDisorder cohortCohortDiagnostic categoriesNervosaBingeDisordersAssessment pointsSocial functioningOutcomesDisorder featuresGradual improvementWomenYear period