Anorexia Nervosa and Gonadal Dysgenesis

Kron, Leo; Katz, Jack L.; Gorzynski, Gregory; Weiner, Herbert

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1977.01770150090010

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“…The concurrence of UTS and anorexia nervosa has been reported, mainly by psychiatrists, in about 10 publications [Pitts and Guze, 1963;Halmi and Rigas, 1973;Forssman et al, 1970;Dickens, 1970;Liston and Sherhow, 1973;Theilgaard and Philip, 1975;Kron et al, 1977;Margo and Hawton, 1978;Kauli et al, 1982;Dougherty et al, 19831. Some authors speculated that individuals with this genetic disorder are more susceptible to anorexia nervosa [Halmi and Rigas, 1973;Kauli et al, 1982 ;Dougherty et al, 19831.…”

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Ullrich‐Turner syndrome and anorexia nervosa

et al. 1989

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We report on a 6-year-old girl with Ullrich-Turner syndrome and anorexia nervosa. The diagnosis was made at 6 years and she became anorectic at 14 years. She had been treated with low doses of estrogen just before the onset of anorexia. In spite of remarkable decrease in food intake, her body weight was in the normal range compared to standard weight. Rohrer indices were also normal, probably due to abnormal habitus in individuals with the syndrome. The pathogenetic relationship between this disorder and the hormone treatment in the onset of anorexia nervosa is discussed.

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Ullrich‐Turner syndrome and anorexia nervosa

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“…Yet, we now know that there are certain females who do not develop these characteristic changes of pubertywith their portents of adult sexuality-who are still vulnerable to developing anorexia nervosa. These are girls who have gonadal dysgenesis (Turner Syndrome), an XO sex chromosome anomaly which can result in deficient or totally absent secondary sex changes, including menarche, at the time of puberty (Kron, Katz, Gorzynski, & Weiner, 1977). How does one reconcile this fact with the sexual identity conflict formulation?…”

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Some reflections on the nature of the eating disorders: On the need for humility

Katz

2006

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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For a long time, perhaps until as recently as about 1970, a person hospitalized for anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia was considered a sufficient rarity as to virtually guarantee his or her presentation at psychiatric or medical grand rounds. The esoteric nature of these diagnoses has changed dramatically in recent years, presumably as a consequence of an increase in both diagnostic sensitivity and actual incidence. Concomitantly, there has been a virtual explosion in serious clinical writings and research about the eating disorders. Furthermore, outpatient and inpatient eating disorder programs and self-help groups have begun to appear with impressive frequency, while autobiographical and fictional literary works concerning the eating disorders have shown a similiar capacity to multiply.

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“…multiple pigmented naevi. low posterior hairline, hypoplastic nails of hands and feet, and a tendency to otitis which untreated may lead to a perceptive hearing loss [2][3][4], In mosaicism and chromosomal aberrations there may be no further symptoms -apart from short stature -so that Turner's patients are not generally infertile. According to Nielsen and Stradiot [5] even 60 pregnancies in Turner's syndrome have been published.…”

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Anorexia nervosa and Turner’s Syndrome

Muhs¹,

Lieberz²

1993

Psychopathology

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Publications about Turner’s syndrome and anorexia nervosa are extremely rare. All of them, including a new case, are listed up and discussed under psychodynamic aspects. The conclusions drawn from these 21 cases might be essential for genetic counseling, hormonal treatment and psychotherapy in Turner’s syndrome. (1) There is a connection between the beginning of the hormonal treatment and the onset of anorexia nervosa in Turner’s syndrome. The anxiety during hormonal treatment is due to sexual feelings and the confrontation with the gender role. As the manifestation of anorexia nervosa ought to be taken into account the beginning of a hormonal treatment should be decided in individual context. (2) The early childhood of girls with Turner’s syndrome is striking with respect to psychosocial constellations. Short stature and other deficits mean narcissistic wounds. Therefore understanding and affectionate parents are most important to them as they particularly suffer from conflicts with the family.

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Anorexia Nervosa and Gonadal Dysgenesis

Cited by 43 publications

References 18 publications

Ullrich‐Turner syndrome and anorexia nervosa

Ullrich‐Turner syndrome and anorexia nervosa

Some reflections on the nature of the eating disorders: On the need for humility

Anorexia nervosa and Turner’s Syndrome

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