Disordered eating: a defense against psychosis?
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Research was conducted to examine four cases of eating disorder coexisting with psychosis. Two cases involved patients with anorexia nervosa while two cases involved those with bulimia nervosa. In the first two cases, psychosis was found to be associated with either the control of bulimic manifestations or weight gain. Meanwhile, borderline personality disorder and depressive disorder were diagnosed in cases three and four. Results indicate that there was a reciprocal relationship between the two coexisting disorders in all four cases.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1998
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Water intoxication in anorexia nervosa: a case report
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A 26-year-old female, who had had anorexia nervosa for 13 years, suffered water intoxication. The woman transferred to outpatient treatment after a 15-month period of compulsory inpatient treatment due to severe malnutrition. The patient had to be hospitalized again one month later due to grand-mal seizures which presented with problems including hypochloremia, hypokalemia, and low urine osmolarity. The patient admitted to drinking copious amounts of water in order to meet weight targets at the outpatient visits.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1998
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Purging behaviors, suicide attempts, and psychiatric symptoms in 398 eating disordered subjects
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Psychiatric symptoms are more apparent in purging rather than nonpurging groups of patients with eating disorders. There is no difference in the symptoms of patients using different purging methods. Self-injury and suicide attempts are higher in anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients who use multiple means such as both vomiting and laxatives to control their weight. Bulimia patients show more serious self-injurious behavior and higher rates of suicide attempts.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1996
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