What is Bulimia? 

A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain. 

 

What are the Causes? 

Stressful transitions or life changes, history of abuse or trauma, negative body image, poor self-esteem, and professions or activities that focus on appearance/performance. 

 

What are the Symptoms? 

Constant weight fluctuations, electrolyte imbalances, which can result in cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or ultimately death, broken blood vessels within the eyes, enlarged glands in the neck and under the jaw line, oral trauma, such as lacerations in the lining of the mouth or throat from repetitive vomiting, chronic dehydration, inflammation of the esophagus, chronic gastric reflux after eating or peptic ulcers, or infertility. 

 

What are the Treatments? 

Discontinuing the binge-purge cycle, improving negative thoughts, and resolving emotional issues. 

 

Interesting Fact? 

Bulimia has a small chance of being genetic. 

 

Definitions: Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly. 

 Causes: The exact cause of schizophrenia isn't known, but a combination of genetics, environment, and altered brain chemistry and structure may play a role. 

 

Symptoms: The psychological symptoms are hallucination, paranoia, hearing voices, depression, delusion. Some of the cognitive symptoms are amnesia, belief that an ordinary event has special and personal meaning, belief that one’s thoughts aren’t one’s own. 

Treatments: A treatment for schizophrenia is medication some medications are Anti-psychotic and Anti-tremor. Another treatment would be therapy (support group, rehabilitation, cognitive therapy. 

Interesting facts: Schizophrenia is chronic it can last for years or a lifetime. Treatment can help but it can’t be cured. 

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Causes damage to the brain, and causes them to think differently. 

 In 2018 the CDC determined that approximately 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
 

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A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. Episodes of mood swings may occur rarely or multiple times a year. While most people will experience some emotional symptoms between episodes, some may not experience any. There are several types of bipolar and related disorders. They may include mania or hypomania and depression. Symptoms can cause unpredictable changes in mood and behavior, resulting in significant distress and difficulty in life. Bipolar disorder is treated with three main classes of medication: mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and, while their safety and effectiveness for the condition are sometimes controversial, antidepressants. Interesting fact is that Bipolar disorder can occur in children as young as age six.