title: Phenylketonuria and anorexia nervosa.
abstract: A girl with phenylketonuria and mild mental retardation developed a behaviour disorder and anorexia nervosa at the age of 14. The anorexic symptoms disappeared at the age of 20, but the behaviour disorder worsened, leading to compulsory detention in a psychiatric hospital. Serum phenylalanine levels may have influenced the course of the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yapa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D010649:Phenylalanine