Anorexia nervosa following sexual harassment on the internet: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Sexual abuse may be a risk factor for the development of anorexia nervosa. No information is available on sexual abuse through the Internet and its connection to the development of eating disorders.


METHODS
We report on a case of an adolescent female with the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, whose symptomatology correlated significantly with an incident of sexual harassment experienced via the Internet.


RESULTS
A case of on-line harassment suffered without off-line follow-up is reported to have led to a restrictive type of anorexia nervosa, where the symptomatology was connected to a "computer scatology" like persecution of our patient.


CONCLUSIONS
A causal connection of the on-line sexual harassment suffered and development of eating disorder is reported.
Gáti
Agnes
A
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Pécs, Medical Faculty, Pécs, Hungary.
Tényi
Tamás
T
Túry
Ferenc
F
Wildmann
Márta
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010378:Pedophilia; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology*