title: Anorexia following termination of pregnancy and laproscopic sterilization.
abstract: Presentations of Anorexia Nervosa in India are usually atypical and anorexia is more commonly a symptom rather than a syndrome. This report highlights a case of anorexia following medical termination of pregnancy and laproscopic sterilisation, its association with conflicts regarding childbirth and motherhood in a 34 year old woman and the impact of anorexia on child rearing.
authors.affiliation: AJAY VELAYUDHAN, DPM, Dip. NB, Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore - 560 029.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velayudhan
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Raghu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sudarshan
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chandra