Eating baby powder controls her urge to purge
Current Psychiatry. 2002 June;01(06):58-62
June 1, 2002|Current Psychiatry
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Ms. A is depressed about weight gain in pregnancy and has a history of bulimia. During her pregnancies, an obsessive craving for inedible items, which is fairly common among expectant mothers, overrides her bulimia.
Related resources
- Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. www.eatingdisorderinfo.org
- Stein DJ, Bouwer C, van Heerden B. Pica and the obsessive spectrum disorders. S Afr Med J 1996; 86(12 suppl):1586-8, 1591-2.
Drug brand names
- Sertraline • Zoloft
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The authors report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article.
