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Anorexia nervosa in an Arab culture
Author(s) -
AbouSaleh Mohammed T.,
Younis Yahia,
Karim Lina
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(199803)23:2<207::aid-eat11>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , westernization , psychology , context (archaeology) , social environment , sociocultural evolution , cultural environment , eating disorders , psychiatry , developmental psychology , sociology , anthropology , political science , social science , history , modernization theory , archaeology , law
The available literature indicates that anorexia nervosa is rare in Arab culture. We report 5 cases of anorexia nervosa: 3 female and 2 male patients. Two are UAE nationals, 2 are Omanis, and 1 is Sudanese. The occurrence of these cases is discussed in the context of sociocultural changes and the increasing westernization of the UAE society. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 23:207–212, 1998.