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Diabetes Mellitus and Anorexia Nervosa: Another View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Simon A. Brooks
Simon A. Brooks*
Affiliation:
Regional Psychiatric Centre, Central Ave., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; (formerly Consultant Psychiatrist, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, Devon)
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Summary

Two patients are described in whom diabetes mellitus and anorexia nervosa occurred together. The nature of the relationship between the two conditions is discussed. It is suggested that weight loss is not always the primary goal in such patients.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 6 , June 1984 , pp. 640 - 642
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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