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 and schizophrenia in a male Chinese
โ Scribed by Cheung, Peter ;Wilder-Smith, Einar
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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