title: Anorexia nervosa in American blacks.
abstract: Five cases of anorexia nervosa in black American patients are presented. All had lost parents by death or divorce. Three had a family history of obesity and of a physical illness related to obesity. Two were male and both of these had a previous history of serious psychiatric disturbance. Three patients had a first or second degree relative with affective disorder. Two patients showed a primary lack of sexual interest and one male was bisexual. Four of the patients came from social classes 3-5.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States