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Discussion about psychosomatic disorders could include their relationship with neuroses and psychoses. Such elaboration, however, demands preliminary reflections and, above all, an agreement concerning definitions and classifications. This writer shall present the defined pattern of disease, with an attempt to report on some new results with regards to anorexia nervosa (AN).
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Schepank, H. (1983). Anorexia Nervosa in Twins: Is the Etiology Psychotic or Psychogenic?. In: Krakowski, A.J., Kimball, C.P. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4496-4_17
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