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Eating Disorders in Men with HIV Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Noreen Ramsay ,
Jose Catalan  and
Brian Gazzard
Noreen Ramsay
Affiliation:
Westminster Hospital
Jose Catalan*
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School
Brian Gazzard
Affiliation:
Westminster Hospital, London SW1
*
∗Prince of Wales Unit, Westminster Hospital, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AP
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Abstract

Four men with HIV infection who were referred to liaison psychiatry for assessment of eating disorders are described. In all four cases the eating disorder had implications for the clinical management of their HIV infection. Investigations of weight loss, dietary intervention, and compliance may all be affected by the presence of an eating disorder. The development of HIV disease may exacerbate the symptoms of an eating disorder.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 404 - 407
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992 

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