title: [Anorexia nervosa and Down syndrome].
abstract: This article reports on a 24-year-old woman patient with anorexia nervosa and Down's syndrome. Following examination of previous case studies on the simultaneous occurrence of these illnesses, the authors make a further contribution to the controversial discussion of whether primary anorexia can occur at all in the mentally retarded or whether it should not rather be considered an anorectic reaction related to other disorders, e.g. depressive disturbances.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Räder
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Specht
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Anorexia nervosa und Down Syndrom.