Diabetes Mellitus, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 142 (3) , 305-308
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.142.3.305
Abstract
Summary: Two patients are described with both anorexia nervosa and diabetes mellitus. In addition, both patients suffered from bulimic episodes. A third patient with bulimia is also described. All patients admitted to using their diabetes in a purposeful and direct way to pursue their morbid goal of weight loss. Management proved extremely difficult.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Anorexia nervosa in diabetes mellitus.BMJ, 1980
- Bulimia nervosa: an ominous variant of anorexia nervosaPsychological Medicine, 1979