title: Abnormal mothering in the genesis of anorexia nervosa.
abstract: This report is the first to cite contemporary childhood sources in elucidating the significance of abnormal mothering for the genesis of anorexia nervosa. The claim for the unreliability of maternal recall in providing developmental data for anorexic patients is supported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations