Anorexia Nervosa, Sexual Behaviour Modification as an Adjunct to an Integrated Treatment Programme: A Case Report
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- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 12 (3) , 165-167
Abstract
Patients with anorexia nervosa are difficult to treat. In the case to be reported a programme of sex education and desensitisation was added to the treatment regime. When the patient took responsibility for and gained control over her sexuality there was a dramatic improvement in her clinical state.Keywords
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