Psychosomatic Medicine Faster Service from Outside North America
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by HALMI, K. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by HALMI, K. A.

Psychosomatic Medicine 36:18-26 (1974)
© 1974 American Psychosomatic Society

Anorexia Nervosa: Demographic and Clinical Features in 94 Cases

KATHERINE A. HALMI MD1

1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals, 500 Newton Road, Iowa City, Iowa 52240

A comprehensive chart study was made of numerous clinical and demographic features in 94 patients with anorexia nervosa. Unlike other large series, this survey included the pediatric age group. A significantly greater maternal and paternal age at time of the patient's birth and a greater incidence of both low and high birth weights compared with the general population was found. A relatively high occurrence of premorbid feeding problems was present. Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive traits were frequent premorbid symptoms. Precipitating events were identified more frequently in patients with a greater age at onset of illness. Characteristic behavior noted during the course of this illness is described.

Submitted on March 5, 1973
Revised on April 25, 1973




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.Home page
E. VYVER, C. STEINEGGER, and D. K. KATZMAN
Eating Disorders and Menstrual Dysfunction in Adolescents
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., June 1, 2008; 1135(1): 253 - 264.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
E. R. McAnarney and R. A. Hoekelman
Conflicted Adolescent Premarital Intercourse: An Antecedent of Mild Anorexia Nervosa?
Clinical Pediatrics, June 1, 1979; 18(6): 340 - 342.
[PDF]

Home page
 Behav ModifHome page
T. H. Ollendick
Behavioral Treatment of Anexoria Nervosa: A Five-Year Study
Behav Modif, January 1, 1979; 3(1): 124 - 135.
[Abstract]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1974 by the American Psychosomatic Society