Cases of Long-Continued Abstinence from Food

Barber, Henry

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.491.544

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“…In other instances, the patients appeared to be suffering from disturbances other than anorexia nervosa. Examples of this group include a report by Barber (1870) of a man who suffered a serious financial loss and who thereafter deliberately starved himself to death, keeping a journal of his sensations during this process; a report by Forchheimer (1907) of feeding disorders in infants; a case reported by Bliss and Branch (1960) of a patient who would not eat as he thought his food contained chopped-up people, worms, and macerated penises, and a case of Ladewig's (1968) who was a 50-year-old man with a previous history of both depressive and hypomanic illnesses and who presented with depression, hypochondriacal anxiety, and weight loss.…”

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The occurrence of the syndrome of anorexia nervosa in male subjects

1972

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SynopsisA syndrome characterized by the psychopathological features of anorexia nervosa occurs in male subjects. There have been 25 cases previously reported in the literature which appear to be fairly typical of the condition and the present paper adds the case histories of another six patients. Endocrine investigation on these patients reveals a disorder of urinary excretion levels of testosterone and of total gonadotrophic activity, which is comparable to the disturbance of sex hormones that accompanies the menstrual disturbance of female patients with anorexia nervosa. The exact nature of the endocrine disturbance in the male, however, is still less well understood than that in the female.

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The occurrence of the syndrome of anorexia nervosa in male subjects

1972

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“…No evidence was given to support the diagnosis in more than half of the papers traced. In other cases, the patients appeared to be suffering from disturbances other than AN (e.g., Barber, 1870;Forchhemier, 1970;Bliss & Branch 1960;Ladewig, 1968). …”

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Anorexia nervosa in the male: A review of clinical, epidemiological and biological findings

Scott¹

1986

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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This paper collates previous reports of anorexia nervosa in males. Although as inclusive as possible, greater emphasis is given to certain papers in order to illustrate particular aspects of the male condition. Reasons are proposed as to why the diagnosis in males has been overlooked by many practitioners and theorists. The clinical picture and epidemiological features are described. The main endocrinological factors are presented and compared with those occurring in females. A sociocultural model is offered as one best integrating our knowledge of male anorexics. Running throughout is the general impression that anorexia nervosa within males is a counterpart to female anorexia. The applicability of the Feighner criteria to males is queried.

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Das Anorexia-nervosa-Problem unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Pubertätsmagersucht und ihrer klinischen Bedeutung

Clauser

1964

Ergebnisse Der Inneren Medizin Und Kinderheilkunde

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Cases of Long-Continued Abstinence from Food

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The occurrence of the syndrome of anorexia nervosa in male subjects

The occurrence of the syndrome of anorexia nervosa in male subjects

Anorexia nervosa in the male: A review of clinical, epidemiological and biological findings

Das Anorexia-nervosa-Problem unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Pubertätsmagersucht und ihrer klinischen Bedeutung

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