From the New York State Psychiatric Institute/ Columbia University Medical Center
There is a research study on bulimia in young women going on by the New York State Psychiatric Institute/ Columbia University Medical Center.
It is a NIMH-funded, IRB-approved study of adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa (BN). The benefit of the research is that it will further their understanding of bulimia and the neurobiological factors that may lead to its development and persistence.
Here is the basic info:
Research Study of Adolescent Girls with Bulimia Nervosa
Do you binge-eat and purge? Have you been diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa?
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
12-21 yrs old
Females
All ethnic groups
The study takes place at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive in Manhattan.
Participation
Requires 5-6 hours of your time and includes interviews, games and puzzles, and an MRI. Total compensation is $100 per person. For more information please call the Eating Disorders Clinic at 212-543-5151 and mention the BN MRI study.
