TY - JOUR T1 - Differential diagnosis of emotional disorders that cause weight loss JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 939 LP - 945 VL - 129 IS - 9 AU - P. E. Garfinkel AU - D. M. Garner AU - A. S. Kaplan AU - G. Rodin AU - S. Kennedy Y1 - 1983/11/01 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/9/939.abstract N2 - Recently, anorexia nervosa has received much attention in the scientific and lay press. As a result there is a danger that the other emotional disorders that can present with weight loss and vomiting will be overlooked. Case examples are presented for anorexia nervosa, conversion disorder, schizophrenia and depression. The presentation and treatment of these four disorders are compared. ER -