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Complications of bereavement as seen in infant anorexia and adolescent anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
SanchezCardenas Michel,
Mammar Nadia,
Venisse JeanLuc,
Robin Didier
Publication year - 1995
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(199501)17:1<39::aid-eat2260170105>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychopathology , psychology , anorexia , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , eating disorders , medicine
In a certain number of cases, parents of infant and adolescent anorexics may exhibit complications of bereavement. Both infant and adolescent forms of anorexic symptoms constitute indeed two distinct pathologies. Sometimes, however, these two forms of anorexic symptoms share points in common, namely a psychopathological aspect. Making references to two clinical cases, the authors show that difficulties in the mourning process may in fact play a key role in the constitution of anorexic symptoms. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.