Modas y modelos sociales en salud mental. Anorexia y bulimia.

Resumen

Imitation and observation behaviours in adolescence are especially\nrelevant in order to develop Eating Disorders (ED. The aim of this study was to\nexplore some behaviours imitated by ED patients, specifically those suffering\nfrom anorexia nervosa, restrictive type (ANR). A total of 24 patients with ANR\nwere included in this study. All of them were females, which were receiving\ntreatment as outpatients after having reached normal weight and menses\nrecovery. They had a mean age of 16.2. In order to assess the imitation\nbehaviours as well as the concordance between patients and their relatives, all\nof them (patients and parents) fulfilled the same questionnaire.