PMID: 489531Nov 1, 1979Paper

Anorexia nervosa and mental retardation: a case report

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
A D Hurley, R Sovner

Abstract

This is the first published report of a retarded individual developing anorexia nervosa. The authors discuss the interaction between subnormal intelligence and the presentation of anorexic symptomatology. They also discuss the relationship between this disorder and depression. Anorexia nervosa may not be uncommon in retarded adolescents but may go undiagnosed because of the belief that mentally retarded individuals do not develop this disorder.

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