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Post-traumatic anorexia nervosa--a case study

J da R Davis1, A H Crisp

  • 1Department of Mental Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

The British Journal of Medical Psychology
|March 1, 1993
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Accidents may trigger anorexia nervosa (AN) in individuals with pre-existing psychopathology, not solely as a result of trauma. This case highlights AN

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychopathology
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • The link between accidental trauma and psychopathology, specifically anorexia nervosa (AN), is often unclear.
  • Previous cases of post-traumatic AN have not sufficiently explored pre-existing psychopathological factors, potentially leading to incorrect causal assumptions.