Achalasia may mimic anorexia nervosa, compulsive eating disorder, and obesity problems [2]

Psychosomatics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-271

  Desseilles, Martin ^a   Fuchs, Sonia ^a   Ansseau, Marc ^a   Lopez, Sandra ^b   Vinckenbosh, Elena ^b   Andreoli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OBESITY; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; BULIMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; HEARTBURN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VOMITING;

EID: 33745931884     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.47.3.270     Document Type: Letter

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