Reports of comorbid eating disorders and Munchausen's syndrome are rare. As part of a follow-up study of the outcome of anorexia nervosa, medical records and direct structured psychiatric interview data were collected on all women treated for anorexia nervosa in Christchurch, New Zealand between I98
A case of Münchausen's syndrome in anorexia nervosa
✍ Scribed by Burge, Charles K. ;Lacey, J. Hubert
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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