Journal of Mood Disorders; 2017;7(3):163-165
Her ikisinde de anoreksiya nervoza olan bir monozigot ikizde tedavi sürecinde ayrılma-bireyleşme sürecinin önemi: Bir olgu sunumu
MH Orum, A Kalenderoğlu, MZ Kara, OB Eğilmez
Adıyaman Üniversitesi, Adıyaman
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The importance of separation-individuation process in the treatment course of a monozygotic twin pair concordant for anorexia nervosa: A case report
Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental illness with marked morbidity and mortality. Twin studies on anorexia nervosa concluded that there was a higher concordance rate in monozygotic twins (56%) than in dizygotic twins (7%). Monozygotic twins diagnosed with anorexia nervosa had a delay separation-individuation process and this led to face difficulties in their daily life. In this case report, we present a pair of monozygotic twin females which have an overly close relationship, competitiveness, and perfectionism, as well as stressful family dynamics.