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Gender issues in the management of multi‐impulsive bulimia: A case‐study
Author(s) -
Morgan John F.,
Key Adrienne,
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(199807)24:1<107::aid-eat11>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , bulimia nervosa , psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , value (mathematics) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , eating disorders , psychiatry , machine learning , computer science
We describe the management of multi‐impulsive bulimia nervosa in a 27‐year‐old man. Inpatient treatment was attempted using a standardized focal‐interpretative (psychodynamic) and cognitive‐behavioral approach, with an emphasis on ward milieu. The value of this approach has been proved for female patients in the past. To our knowledge, this is the first report of its usage for a male with multi‐impulsive bulimia, and the problems encountered highlight the impact of gender on behavioral symptoms, ward culture, and the predominantly female patient group. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 24:107–110, 1998.