Anorexia nervosa in men
Korkina, M.V.; Marilov, V.V.; Tsivil'ko, M.A.; Kareva, M.A.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 79(11): 1562-1568
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 516974 Document Number: 147728
Nervous anorexia seen in males (25 cases), having a certain similarity in the clinical picture with female anorexia, has nevertheless, some special traits. Cases of anorexia in males are characterized by a higher predominance of hereditary loading, by an earlier onset (10--14 in comparison to 15--20 of female anorexia), a rather early appearance of refined deficitary symptomatology, and frequently enough a rapid psychopathization. However, these patients preserve formal abilities for a rather long period. The disease, as a rule, is an expression of a schizophrenic process unlike female anorexia, where this form of pathology may be inherent not only to schizophrenia but also to neuroses, psychopathy or be an independent psychosomatic disorder.