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Bulimia nervosa and disorders of gonadal differentiation and maturation
Author(s) -
Tattersall Mark L.,
McCluskey Sara,
Shur Eric,
Lacey J. Hubert
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(199212)12:4<375::aid-eat2260120405>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , psychiatry , developmental psychology
A case series of four patients with disorders of gonadal differentiation and maturation who subsequently developed bulimia nervosa is described. To the authors' knowledge these are the first reports of bulimia nervosa in conjunction with preexisting gonadal pathologies. The possible psychological and physiological mechanisms by which the organic pathologies and their treatment might have led to the development of bulimia nervosa are discussed. © 1992 lohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.