Burge C K, Lacey J H
Division of Psychiatry, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
Int J Eat Disord. 1993 Nov;14(3):379-81. doi: 10.1002/1098-108x(199311)14:3<379::aid-eat2260140317>3.0.co;2-1.
To the authors' knowledge this is the first report of a patient with Münchausen's syndrome occurring as comorbidity with anorexia nervosa. The Münchausen's symptoms, together with other self-damaging and addictive behaviors, were used interchangeably to avoid anorexic feelings. The Münchausen's syndrome and self-damaging behavior in anorexia nervosa are discussed.