title: Complications of bereavement as seen in infant anorexia and adolescent anorexia nervosa.
abstract: In a certain number of cases, parents of infant and adolescent anorexics may exhibit complications of bereavement. Both infant and adolescent forms of anorexic symptoms constitute indeed two distinct pathologies. Sometimes, however, these two forms of anorexic symptoms share points in common, namely a psychopathological aspect. Making references to two clinical cases, the authors show that difficulties in the mourning process may in fact play a key role in the constitution of anorexic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Mère-Enfant, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Cardenas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mammar
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Venisse
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001601:Bereavement; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child