Psychometric measures in clarifying diagnosis in malnourished adolescents.
Three cases of adolescent females suffering from unexplained weight loss are presented. Differential diagnoses included psychiatric and medical illnesses. We describe how psychometric measures were used in each case to clarify diagnosis.
Thienemann
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Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder Clinic, Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Steiner
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D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics