Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa (binge eating disorder).
Family history
- Is there a history of mental illness in your family that is common?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
- How can you characterize the personality of the person(s) involved? (Question to parents)
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- When do eating attacks occur? How frequently do they occur?
- What countermeasures do you perform after the attack? Exercise? Laxatives? Vomiting?
- Have you noticed any accompanying symptoms such as heartburn, reflux, or water retention in the tissues?
- Do you have dental damage or have you been diagnosed with dental damage?
- How do you perceive your own body?
- Do you suffer from psychological changes such as autoaggressive behavior, depressiveness or social isolation?
- Do you participate in sports? If so, what sports and how often?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Are you overweight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
- How has your body weight developed in the last time?
- How often do you weigh yourself?
- Has your appetite changed?
- How can your eating behavior be described? Do you eat out of substitute satisfaction?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (mental disorders)
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history (drug dependence?)
