Anorexia nervosa with comorbid borderline personality disorder, major depression and homosexuality in a young Malay man: a case report

Author: Osman Che Bakar ; Ainsah Omar
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: anorexia nervosa, borderline personality disorder, homosexuality
From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2008;9(2):126-128
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: We aimed to report the first case of anorexia nervosa in a young Malaysian Malay homosexual man with underlying borderline personality disorder and major depression. Patient and parents were interviewed. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV was used to generate Axis-I diagnosis. The Hamilton Depressive Rating Scale was used to assess the severity of depression. His parents had marital discord. His father was overinvolved. Regarding anorexia nervosa, he had 163 cm height, 46kg weight and a body mass index (BMI) of 17 kg/m2 . His four limbs had multiple scratch marks. Laboratory test results showed anemia, leukocytosis and hypoalbuminemia. Family pathology, borderline personality disorder and homosexuality could be the risk factors of anorexia nervosa in this patient.