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Bulimia associated with repeated spontaneous abortion
Author(s) -
Ford Michael,
Dolan Bridget M.
Publication year - 1989
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 - 10.1002/1098-108x(198903)8:2<243::aid-eat2260080216>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - abortion , bulimia nervosa , psychology , psychiatry , pregnancy , eating disorders , genetics , biology
We report a case demonstrating a previously undescribed association between bulimia and repeated spontaneous abortion. It is also the first report of bulimia in a British Sikh woman. Her history reveals features of multiimpulsivity and demonstrates an unusually early onset of bulimia associated with an organic condition, asthma.