Eating Disorder and Schizophrenia

Autor: Toshihito Suzuki, Masashi Hori, Junzo Koizumi, Naomi Yamaguchi, Yoshiro Tanaka, Hiroyasu Shiraishi, Katsuyoshi Mizukami
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 46:859-868
ISSN: 1440-1819
1323-1316
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1992.tb02853.x
Popis: Five cases with eating disorders (one case with anorexia nervosa alone, 4 cases with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa) complicated with schizophrenia and 3 cases of bulimia nervosa complicated with schizophrenia were reported. The eating disorders and schizophrenia were diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-III-R. As to the type of schizophrenia, 4 patients were of an undifferentiated type and 4 cases were of a disorganized type. Regarding the prepsychotic personality, 6 of the 8 cases showed schizothyme personality traits. All the patients showed depressive symptoms which are relatively common in eating disorders. In all the patients, significant social or school life difflculties persisted and a resumption of premorbid functioning was not seen. The possibility of an afflnity between anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia was discussed.
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