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Pica in a Patient with Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

I. J. McLoughlin  and
F. Hassanyeh
I. J. McLoughlin*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP
F. Hassanyeh
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A case of an unusual pica in a patient with anorexia nervosa is described. The patient was also found to have iron-deficiency anaemia. The relationship of mineral deficiency to pica and anorexia nervosa is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 568 - 570
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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