Bulimia Nervosa Treatment

Bulimia Nervosa is “curable” in some cases and very manageable in other cases, so that a quality of life becomes much better and the relationship with food is healed.

It responds to a psychological intervention called Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which helps you to develop new automatic behaviours around food and which addresses the dysfunctional thoughts about food and weight, which affect your behaviour. Treatment will also involve helping you to recognise and cope with the emotions which are being managed by bulimic events.

CBT is a learning therapy - not a “find out what is wrong with you” therapy. So the success of treatment will depend upon the commitment and motivation of the individual. Efficacy of therapy also depends on factors such as age, and how easy it is to purge.

Medication for bulimia (usually SSRIs) can help reduce the symptoms and are usually offered routinely by GPs. They have a place in therapy for some people only, but they are just a short-term panacea. Proper therapy can give much better and longer lasting results.

We recognise that many people are reluctant to give up bulimia for many reasons, and we can work motivationally to help you wish to change and move on.

We also believe that alternative approaches such as acupuncture, hypnosis and aromatherapy may aid relaxation and can complement a treatment programme but will not cure or effectively manage bulimia nervosa.

See below to find out more from our knowledge resource on eating disorders:

* Causes of eating disorders
* Detecting the signs
* Bulimia Nervosa
* Anorexia Nervosa
* Eating disorders self help
* Overeating and Binge Eating

Call treatmentp-now.com on 0207 100 9931 for an informal and confidential discussion about possible treatment for Eating Disorders