Deipnophobia: A Case of Social Anxiety Masquerading as Eating Issues

Purushottam B. Thapa, MD, MPH^a; Aparna Das, MD^a; James Holland, MSW, LCSW^a; Victoria Flynn, MD^a

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022;24(2):21cr02987

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