Anorexia nervosa in a Thai adolescent

In Thailand, anorexia nervosa (AN) has rarely been reported. We report a 13-year-old female adolescent with AN restrictive type, the first from Thailand to meet all Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — Fourth Edition — Text Revision (DSM IVTR) criteria for AN. The emergence of a p...

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Published inEating and weight disorders Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. e207 - e209
Main Authors Areemit, R. S., Patjanasoontorn, N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa - ethnology
Case Report
Female
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Psychiatry
Teenagers
Thailand
Thailand
eating disorder
adolescent
Anorexia nervosa
Thailand
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Summary:In Thailand, anorexia nervosa (AN) has rarely been reported. We report a 13-year-old female adolescent with AN restrictive type, the first from Thailand to meet all Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — Fourth Edition — Text Revision (DSM IVTR) criteria for AN. The emergence of a patient with AN in Khon Kaen, a province from the region with the lowest gross domestic product, accentuates the existence of eating disorders in adolescents beyond Thailand capital. Future studies considering sociocultural issues on normal eating attitudes, eating behaviors and body image in Thailand should be conducted.
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ISSN:1124-4909
1590-1262
DOI:10.1007/BF03325350