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HIV‐1 seropositivity and eating disorders: A case report
Author(s) -
Morgan John Farnill,
Lacey J. Hubert
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199801)23:1<103::aid-eat14>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , immunology
We report a case of bulimia nervosa in a 21‐year‐old HIV‐positive woman whose seropositivity provoked sustained motivation for recovery from her eating disorder. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of HIV‐1 seropositivity leading to a clinical improvement in an eating disorder. We review the literature, in which the negative impact of seropositivity has been emphasized, and we explore the complex interaction between eating disorders and HIV‐1 infection, considering both nutritional and psychological factors. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 23: 103–106, 1998.