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Anorexia Nervosa Following Torture in a Young African Woman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Thomas A. Fahy ,
Paul H. Robinson ,
Gerard F. M. Russell  and
Brian Sheinman
Thomas A. Fahy*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
Paul H. Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
Gerard F. M. Russell
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Brian Sheinman
Affiliation:
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, National Temperance Hospital, London
*
∗Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AZ
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Abstract

A case of weight loss from food avoidance and vomiting in a young Ethiopian torture victim is described, and possible aetiological factors discussed.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 3 , September 1988 , pp. 385 - 387
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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