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Bulimia Nervosa in a Pair of Male Monozygotic Twins
Author(s) -
Iwasaka Hidemi,
Iida Junzo,
Kawabata Youko,
Kitamura Hiroshi,
Kitera Katsuki,
Hirao Fumio,
Ikawa Genro,
Hashino Kenichi
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1992.tb02852.x
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , etiology , psychiatry , psychology , anorexia nervosa , medicine , clinical psychology , eating disorders
This is a report of a pair of male monozygotic twins meeting the DSM‐III‐R criteria for bulimia nervosa. At the age of IS, both brothers began to diet and suffered from bulimia. They were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and separated. After admission, their clinical course dramatically changed. The differences in their clinical courses and endocrinological data are suggestive as to the roles of environmental and hereditary factors in the etiology of bulimia nervosa.