Citation

Yager J, Smith M. Int. J. Eat. Disord. 1993; 14(3): 383-386.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/1098-108x(199311)14:3<383::aid-eat2260140318>3.0.co;2-1

PMID

8275076

Abstract

An academically perfectionistic and interpersonally compliant 13-year-old girl raised in a traditional, sheltering Muslim home in Lahore, Pakistan developed restricter anorexia nervosa in the context of being teased about her weight by her closest friend and younger brother, and in a context of family weight preoccupation. Similarities to current pathogenetic hypotheses among Western adolescents are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent; Anorexia Nervosa; Body Weight; Depressive Disorder; Developing Countries; Diet, Reducing; Female; Gender Identity; Hospitalization; Humans; Islam; Pakistan; Religion and Psychology; Social Environment; Suicide, Attempted