Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Body Image Disturbance in a Congenitally Blind Patient With Anorexia Nervosa

During her first semester, she presented for treatment at the university's student mental health service, where she received weekly psychodynamic therapy for anorexia nervosa and depression. Because of concerns related to her low weight, Ms. A's university-based treatment team strongly encouraged her to participate in residential eating disorder treatment immediately after completing her first semester in order to facilitate her continued enrollment at the university. On presentation, Ms. A was noted to have a total lack of pigmentation (pale skin, white hair), consistent with her report of albinism. [...]her hands appeared red and raw from repeated washing.\n "I get dressed very quickly now, and I've been able to avoid body checking in the shower," she said.