A case is presented in which a male patient developed anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia independently. The nosological issues involved are discussed in relation to existing diagnostic systems: Interest in both anorexia and bulimia nervosa has resulted in increasingly specific diagnostic criteria (
Anorexia nervosa: A study of psychiatrists' and psychologists' opinions and practices
β Scribed by Bonnie Lee Whyte; Henry Kaczkowski
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2050-2974
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