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Sexual adjustment and eating disorders: Differences between typical and atypical anorexic adolescent females
Author(s) -
VazLeal Francisco J.,
SalcedoSalcedo Maria S.
Publication year - 1992
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(199207)12:1<11::aid-eat2260120103>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , psychopathology , eating disorders , anorexia , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine
The study of the sexual behavior of 42 anorexic female patients, with the classification of them as “typical” or “atypical,” and the comparison with a control group, has demonstrated the existence of significant differences between both groups. In the present article such differences are expounded and their possible relation to the underlying psychopathological structure of each of the forms is discussed. In the authors' opinion, the results obtained confirm the clinical validity of the division between full‐blown and atypical forms of anorexia nervosa.