Bulimia - recently one of the most common mental disorders, manifested in starvation or overeating and subsequent cleansing of the stomach through vomiting or laxative. Bulimia is mainly affected by young girls who strive to achieve an ideal, in their understanding, figure. To overcome bulimia is difficult, but quite real. This requires the joint efforts of the patient herself and her relatives.
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Contact a specialized medical institution. Bulimia is treated primarily with psychotherapeutic methods. The therapist helps the patient overcome a painful addiction to fasting or eating, increase self-esteem and confidence. In addition, the therapist will prescribe sedatives and antidepressants, as well as drugs that improve the condition of the body, because it is usually undermined due to the lack of nutrients, vitamins and minerals necessary for life.
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If the patient's weight loss is more than 20% of the original, urgent hospitalization is necessary. In this case, the psychotherapeutic effect on the patient is carried out by all medical personnel of the medical institution. The work of medical staff will be aimed at correcting the patient's ideas about the "ideal figure", solving emotional and personal problems and developing proper nutrition skills. Medical personnel in such cases carefully monitors not only the mental state of the patient, but also the physical one. A diet and medical procedures contribute to the normalization of weight.
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When the physical and mental condition of a patient with bulimia is normalized, a period of rehabilitation will begin. For her, the therapist is developing an individual program that includes physical exercises, walks, art therapy and much more. The rehabilitation period is designed to enhance the effect of drugs on the patient's body, but at the same time, reduce their side effects. During rehabilitation, special attention is paid to the social adaptation of the patient in society.
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After discharge from the hospital, the patient will continue to be monitored. It is usually carried out by the attending physician, whom the patient continues to visit. The doctor prescribes and adjusts the medication, monitors the process of adaptation of the former patient in society, conducts psychotherapy sessions and monitors possible relapses. At all stages of treatment for a patient with bulimia, the first assistants to the attending physician are the relatives of the patient. For a successful result, they must fully comply with all the requirements of the doctor, help the patient and instill confidence in him.