Three Cases of Severe Early-Onset Eating Disorder: Are They Cases of Anorexia nervosa?

Authors:
  • BLBirte Lausch
    Birte Lausch
  • PTPer Hove Thomsen
    Per Hove Thomsen
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Abstract
3 cases of early onset, severe eating disorder are described. These young children did not present a distorted body image even though they had suffered a great weight loss, were somatically distressed and in all other aspects fulfilled the criteria for anorexia nervosa. The criteria for anorexia nervosa are discussed for this group of young patients.