Anorexia and Bulimia
... As anorexia progresses, serious physical changes are likely to occur. ... The psychological changes that come with anorexia are just as devastating. ... They experience gross disturbances in body image, which is often accompanied by denial of the anorexia. ... Research suggests that about four percent, or four out of one hundred, college-aged women have bulimia. About fifty percent of people who have been anorexic, develop bulimia or bulimic patters. ... Researchers have found that the neurotransmitters, serotonin and neuroepinephrine are significantly decreased in acutely ill patients suffering from anorexia and bulimia nervosa.