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Eating disorder, substance abuse and prostitution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

John A. Cooney
John A. Cooney*
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Service, Alberta Hospital Ponoka, Canada
*
Box 1000, Ponoka, CanadaTOC 2HO
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Abstract

The case of a 20-year old female prostitute with a five year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and substance abuse is described. The author was unable to find a previous reference to eating disorders occurring in a prostitute.

Keywords

Anorexia NervosaBulimiaSubstance AbuseProstitution
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 36 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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