Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context

Frequent associations have been found between family interaction and anorectic behaviour. Family theorists have viewed anorexia as a manifestation of a dysfunctional family system. We report three families of cases of anorexia (one male and two female) where the symptom was a reflection of family pa...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1995, Vol.41 (4), p.292-298
Main Authors: Chandra, Prabha S., Shah, Anisha, Shenoy, Jyothi, Kumar, Udaya, Varghese, Mathew, Bhatti, Ranbir S., Channabasavanna, S.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anorexia
Anorexia - diagnosis
Anorexia - epidemiology
Anorexia - etiology
Anorexia Nervosa
Biological and medical sciences
Culture
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
Factors
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Family functioning
Family Relations
Female
Humans
India
India - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social research
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Frequent associations have been found between family interaction and anorectic behaviour. Family theorists have viewed anorexia as a manifestation of a dysfunctional family system. We report three families of cases of anorexia (one male and two female) where the symptom was a reflection of family pathology and was being maintained by it. The cases emphasize the need to assess families of anorectics in detail and view them in the cultural context of eating.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854
DOI:10.1177/002076409504100407