Achalasia May Mimic Anorexia Nervosa, Compulsive Eating Disorder, and Obesity Problems
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Achalasia may mimic anorexia nervosa, compulsive eating disorder, and obesity problems.
TO THE EDITOR: In the past, physicians did exhaustive medical evaluation in the pursuit of organic pathology for patients with eating disorders. Judging from the literature, the incidence of anorexia nervosa increased over the past century until the 1970s, and now, physicians have an increased awareness of it and find it easier to diagnose. The consequence is the increasing failure to notice or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychosomatics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0033-3182
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.47.3.270