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Premenarcheal Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
Gowers S. G.,
Crisp A. H.,
Joughin N.,
Bhat A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00328.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , developmental psychology , eating disorders
Abstract The notions of ‘early‐onset’ and ‘prepubertal’ anorexia nervosa are reviewed, with particular reference to the role of the pubertal process within the condition. A database of 650 female cases is utilized to identify a small sub‐group ( n = 30) who developed the condition before the menarche. Many clinical, familial, social and precipitating factors distinguish this group from post‐pubertal cases as a whole, and a sub‐group of post‐menarcheal cases ( n = 42) matched for age. An explanation for previous inconsistent findings in‘early‐onset’ and ‘prepubertal’ anorexia nervosa is advanced.