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A case report of Usher's syndrome and anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Chapman Victoria,
Valmana Anton,
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(199803)23:2<223::aid-eat14>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , psychiatry , anorexia , eating disorders , psychotherapist , medicine
Objective This report describes the rare combination of anorexia nervosa, deafness, and visual impairment with a particular emphasis on management issues. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of an eating disorder in a patient who is deaf with a visual impairment. Discussion: It describes the history of such a patient and the difficulties encountered in her treatment. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 23:223–226, 1998.