Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité

Religious delusions in an evangelical Christian woman with anorexia nervosa.

J Psychiatr Pract . 2009;15 (6) :477-83

Résumé

This case report describes the history and hospital course of a 42-year-old devout evangelical Christian woman with a long standing history of anorexia nervosa, binge/purge type, who developed religious delusions, including the conviction that God was prohibiting her from eating. The discussion emphasizes the difficulties of diagnosing and treating psychosis in devout individuals, and the interplay between anorexia, psychosis, and religion.

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