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Gender identity disorder and eating disorders
Author(s) -
Hepp Urs,
Milos Gabriella
Publication year - 2002
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/eat.10090
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , gender identity disorder , transsexual , gender identity , clinical psychology , sexual orientation , psychiatry , identity (music) , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , transgender , social psychology , psychoanalysis , physics , acoustics
Abstract We report three cases of transsexual patients who are suffering from an eating disorder: A biological male patient diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN), a biological male patient with bulimia nervosa (BN), and a biological female patient with AN as well as a severe alcohol dependence. The relationship between eating behavior, gender identity, sexual orientation, and body dissatisfaction is discussed. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 32: 473–478, 2002.