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This 6 page paper provides an overview of Princess Diana's battle with bulimia nervosa. Specifically, this paper provides an overview of the problem, considers how it impacted Diana's life, and the impacts on her family. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Illness First indicators of the presenting illness (Bulimia) and comorbid depression were noted when after the birth of the Princess two sons, William and Harry. Increasing pressure from the
Royal Family and the press to meet societal standards of female beauty resulted in depression and in self-injurious behaviors, including binge eating, intentional vomiting and laxative use. Dianas reportedly
distorted body image also resulted in emotional ups and downs; her emotional stability depended on her capacity to maintain her figure and fit into constricting "costumes" for public view.
Family Medical History Dianas family medical history includes the presence of parental alcoholism that contributed to the divorce of her parents. There is also some evidence of a family
history of depression, noted in both her mother and brother. Past Social and Developmental History Diana was a relatively quiet child who lived in a two-family home until
she was eight, when her parents divorced. The divorce of her parents hit the Princess hard, and she developed depressive symptoms during her early adolescence that would follow her
into adulthood. The death of Dianas paternal grandfather resulted in her own father becoming the eighth Earl of Spencer, and Diana became Lady Diana Spencer, creating notoriety that resulted
in lifelong changes, leading to her marriage to Prince Charles. Past Psychiatric History Diana demonstrated depression after the birth of her two sons, when she and her husband,
Prince Charles, began to grow apart. Dianas marital dissolution resulted from the fact that her husband was 15 years her senior, shared few of her interests, and left her
alone much of the time. The Princess depression appeared to begin following the declining condition of her marriage, and impacted her psychological functioning and her mental stability. Mental
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