Aufsatz(elektronisch)#1Dezember 1995
Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context
In: The international journal of social psychiatry, Band 41, Heft 4, S. 292-298
ISSN: 1741-2854
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.