A mother's complaints of overeating by her 25-month-old daughter: a proposal of anorexia nervosa by proxy
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A mother's complaints of overeating by her 25-month-old daughter were interpreted as a case of anorexia by proxy because of the mother's past condition, which was similar to anorexia nervosa. The child exhibited symptoms of vomiting and abdominal distension. However, the patient actually had low body weight, and mother's excessive worry and control over diet lead to a state of starvation. Mother's efforts to prevent the patient's overeating can be a projection of mother's own characteristics of anorexia nervosa on to the child. The case and the treatment process are discussed.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1996
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Disseminated tuberculosis with multiple intracerebral tuberculomas in a patient with anorexia nervosa
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A case report of a 23-year-old female patient having disseminated tuberculous mycobacterial infections associated with anorexia nervosa (AN), which is resistant to anti-tuberculosis (TB) medications, is presented. The diagnosis has shown that disseminated tuberculous mycobacterial infections including multiple intracranial tuberculomas is attributed to immunocompromised status in AN.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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Malnutrition induces dissociated changes in lymphocyte count and subset proportion in patients with nervosa anorexia
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The relation between nutrition and lymphocyte subsets in anorexia nervosa (AN) was explored through an examination of patients with AN.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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