Anorexia nervosa presenting as a somatic delusional disorder responsive to pharmacotherapy

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-233

  Wenokur, Bruce ^a,c,d,f   Luby, Elliot D ^a,b,e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Wayne County Jail   (United States)

^d Alzheimer's Memory Impairment T   (United States)

^e SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Sinai Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Clomipramine; Clozapine; Delusion disorders; Pharmacotherapy; Psychotic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0031114273     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.4.231     Document Type: Article

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