Anorexia nervosa, major depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in a Down's syndrome patient.
OBJECTIVE
This paper reports a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), major depression, and anorexia nervosa in a Down's syndrome patient.


RESULTS
Mental retardation and OCD narrowed the patient's available means to control over life. First he became depressed. Perhaps because of insufficient treatment of the depression or in the context of controlling his body and inner life, anorexia nervosa developed.


CONCLUSIONS
His clinical presentation, diagnostics, and successful treatment of psychiatric disorders and anorexia nervosa are presented.
Raitasuo
S
S
Special Welfare District of Southwest, Finland.
Virtanen
H
H
Raitasuo
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D015283:Citalopram