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[Eating disorders. Prepubertal anorexia nervosa].

E Olivry, Maurice Corcos

Abstract

AN UNCOMMON CONDITION: Anorexia nevrosa in the prepubertal period occurs more frequently in boys than common anorexia nevrosa and is characterized by rapid major weight loss more so than by signs of bulimia. ASSOCIATED SIGNS: Depression and volitional disorders are frequently observed together with growth retardation which portends poor prognosis. The patient's personal history (eating disorders during infancy are often found) is an essential factor together with psychiatric conditions in the parents who often have major narcissistic fragility.

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Key concepts: Anorexia, Anorexia nervosa, Eating disorders, Medicine, Depression (economics), Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Internal medicine