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All who vomit are not bulimic
Author(s) -
Rowston William,
Lacey J. Hubert
Publication year - 1991
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(199107)10:4<491::aid-eat2260100413>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - vomiting , psychogenic disease , anorexia nervosa , psychology , anorexia , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , population , conversion disorder , psychiatry , medicine , anesthesia , environmental health
The case is made, supported by a clinical vignette, that psychogenic vomiting stands distinct from either anorexia or bulimia nervosa. It is best understood in terms of the symbolic communication model of hysterical conversion disorder. However, patients with psychogenic vomiting represents a heterogeneous population. The case report is followed by discussion of a number of issues that make clear the relationship of psychogenic vomiting to other eating disorders or to vomiting of organic origin.