| Title | Obsessive compulsive disorder as a cause of atypical eating disorder: a case report. | | Author(s) | Garcia FD, Houy-Durand E, Thibaut F, Dechelotte P | | Institution | Nutrition Unit, Biomedical Research Institute EA 4311, Rouen University Hospital, France. | | Source | Eur Eat Disord Rev 2009 Oct 22; 17(6):444-447. | | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of an atypical eating disorder with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder and discuss the phenomenological and neurobiological aspects links between the disorders. CASE: a 20-year-old Caucasian woman presented with obsessive-compulsive disorder followed by altered eating habits with major weight loss and amenorrhea. The medical workup, treatment and outcome are described. Using cognitive-behavioural therapy, clomipramine and enteral nutrition, weight gain and disappearance of restrictive and obsessive-compulsive behaviours were obtained.
CONCLUSION: Available evidence in the literature suggests a continuum in eating disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. Our case illustrates that an obsessive-compulsive disorder may precede or precipitate the development of an eating disorder and highlights the importance of a precise differential diagnosis in eating disorders clinics. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19851993 |
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