Anorexia Nervosa and Dysmorphobia
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 149 (6) , 780-782
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.149.6.780
Abstract
Anorexia nervosa is frequently associated with neurotic traits and symptoms. The symptomatology and history of a housebound 20-year-old woman with anorexia nervosa and dysmorphophobia are described. The role of the family In maintaining the problems, use of external cues to control behaviour, overvalued somatic ideas and the definition of dysmorphophobia are discussed.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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