title: Anorexia nervosa in a woman totally blind since birth.
abstract: A 19-year-old woman, blind since birth, lost 26 kg over a 7-month period. This was achieved by restriction of food intake, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, and self-induced vomiting. Although the visual experience is often believed to be an integral component of body-shape perception and the overvaluation of thinness in contemporary society, it does not preclude the development of anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Touyz
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gertler
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Beumont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000209:etiology*; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans