Eating disorders among patients incarcerated only for repeated shoplifting: a retrospective quasi-case-control study in a medical prison in Japan
December 2014, 14:169 Open Access Research article First Online: 07 June 2014 Tomokuni Asami (1,2), Yoshiro Okubo (2), Mizuho Sekine (1,2), Toshiaki Nomura (3) 1.Department of PsychiatryHachioji Medical Prison HospitalHachiojiJapan 2.Psychiatry DepartmentNippon Medical SchoolBunkyo-kuJapan 3.Psychology DepartmentNippon Medical SchoolNakahara KawasakiJapan Part of the following topical collections: Abstract Background Shoplifting is a serious problem among patients with eating disorders. For more than a decade, we have treated many patients with eating disorders incarcerated in Hachioji Medical Prison only for repeated shoplifting….