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Down's Syndrome and Eating Disorders

A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

G. M. Holt ,
N. Bouras  and
J. P. Watson
G. M. Holt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, London Hospital Medical College
N. Bouras*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital
J. P. Watson
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital
*
∗Division of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London SEI 9RT
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Abstract

We describe the case of a 33-year-old man with Down's syndrome and severe eating disorders. The clinical symptoms, and their difference from those of anorexia nervosa, are discussed. The patient responded well to a strict behavioural programme after long, in-patient treatment and was still well at a 2-year follow-up examination.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 847 - 848
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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