AMENORRHEA IN ANOREXIA-NERVOSA - EXAMINATION OF THE CRITICAL BODY-WEIGHT HYPOTHESIS

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 17  (7) , 799-806
Abstract
To examine the relevance of the critical body weight hypothesis to menstrual regulation in anorexia nervosa, extensive physical, dietary and behavioral assessments were made in 40 anorexia nervosa patients immediately before and after treatment and at 3-mo. intervals up to 1 yr posttreatment. Patients (15) recovered menses; the body weights of these patients agreed with weights predicted by the critical body weight hypothesis. Patients (12) with continuing amenorrhea had also achieved similar body weights. Clinical assessment showed that patients with continuing amenorrhea, both of normal and low weights, had significantly more anorectic attitudes and behaviors than the menstruating patients.

This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit: