Despite an increase in the number of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa, there is not doubt that obesity and overeating are still taboo among men and boys. This study consists of an investigation as to how an adolescent boy with atypical experiences in anorexia nervosa sees his body and body image. Semi-structured individual interviews with the patient, his mother and his nutritionist were carried out and his medical report was analyzed. The conclusion was that the young man experienced conflicts regarding his body and distortions of his bodily image.
Anorexia nervosa; men and boys; body; bodily image