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Case Reports

Pseudocyesis in a patient with anorexia nervosa: etiologic factors and treatment approach

Ahmet GulPsychiatry Clinic, Necip Fazil State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Hesna GulDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Necip Fazil State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nurper Erberk OzenDepartment of Psychiatry, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Salih BattalDepartment of Psychiatry, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 322-324 | Received 24 Oct 2015, Accepted 05 Jan 2016, Published online: 26 Jun 2017

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