Bulimia Nervosa
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of overspecialisation.
Current Discoveries and Future Implications of Eating Disorders.
Psychedelics in the treatment of eating disorders: Rationale and potential mechanisms.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
- 1 clinical trial expected to report results, the earliest in Q2 2028.
Clinical MilestonesViewHide
- 2026-06-22MDMA Assisted Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: A Treatment Development ProtocolResults expected Q2 2028
- 2026-06-22ClinicalMDMA Assisted Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: A Treatment Development ProtocolResults expected Q2 2028
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major themes6
- Anorexia Nervosa3
- Bulimia Nervosa3
- Feeding and Eating Disorders3
- Binge-Eating Disorder2
- Bulimia1
- Hallucinogens1
Leading journals3
- European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology1
- International journal of environmental research and public health1
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science1
Leading researchers8
- Calder A1
- Chen E1
- Egbert AH1
- Feng B1
- Fitzsimmons-Craft EE1
- Friedli N1
- Gao P1
- Harms J1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
- Centenary College of Louisiana1
- Northwestern University1
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center1
- The University of Illinois at Chicago1
- University Center for Psychiatric Research1
- University Hospital Zurich1
Related conditions
Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING.
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.