Self-mutilation in four historical cases of bulimia.
Current theories suggest that there is a relatively frequent association of self-mutilative behaviour with eating disorders, particularly with the modern binge-purge syndrome, bulimia nervosa. In order to consider this association on a historical dimension, 25 bulimic cases, reported from the late 17th to the late 19th century, were investigated. These were found to include four examples of self-mutilative behaviour, in three males and one female: these cases are described and discussed. The historical evidence lends some support for the suggested connection between eating pathology and self-mutilation.
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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000266:history*