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Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context

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  • Prabha S. Chandra

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • Anisha Shah

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • Jyothi Shenoy

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • Udaya Kumar

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • Mathew Varghese

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • Ranbir S. Bhatti

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

  • S.M. Channabasavanna

    (Family Psychiatry Unit, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, India)

Abstract

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.

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  • Prabha S. Chandra & Anisha Shah & Jyothi Shenoy & Udaya Kumar & Mathew Varghese & Ranbir S. Bhatti & S.M. Channabasavanna, 1995. "Family Pathology and Anorexia in the Indian Context," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(4), pages 292-298, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:41:y:1995:i:4:p:292-298
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100407
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