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A comparison of anorexia nervosa and affective psychosis in young females

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

John M. Eagles ,
Arlette M. Wilson ,
David Hunter  and
John S. Callender
John M. Eagles*
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
Arlette M. Wilson
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
David Hunter
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
John S. Callender
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr John M. Eagles, Ross Clinic, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen AB9 2ZF.
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Synopsis

In a retrospective case note study, 73 young females with anorexia nervosa were compared with 88 young females with affective psychosis. These groups of patients did not differ in terms of place of residence, birth order or social class. They differed very significantly, however, in terms of age at onset of symptoms, marital status, educational attainments and in the pattern of family histories of psychiatric illness. It is concluded that anorexics and young females with affective disorders are two quite distinct groups of patients.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 119 - 123
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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