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July 11, 2026Psychiatric Research and Clinical PracticeOpen Access

A Probable Culture‐Specific Disorder of Pathological Weight Gain: Psychocultural Inversion of Anorexia Nervosa in Southern Morocco, Mauritania, and the Sahel

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MJMounir JaafariAFAbdi Cheikh Mohamed FadelAGAhmed Gourani

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Overview

Case report describes a young woman with compulsive weight gain in a culture valuing corpulence, suggesting a new disorder framework.

Key Points

  • Investigate a case of compulsive weight gain reflecting cultural values in Southern Morocco.
  • Described clinical presentation of a young woman with psychological distress and distorted body image.
  • Analyzed the cultural context influencing pathological weight gain behaviors.
  • Patient exhibited fear of weight loss and used deliberate weight-inducing strategies.
  • Findings suggest a possible inversion of anorexia nervosa norms specific to the culture.

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Jaafari et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a51e168c18d7f28ca50119chttps://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20250138
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