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  • Sir: We write to highlight the importance of including a home visit in the assessment of a child or adolescent

  • The patient revealed that she was fearful of contam ination by germs and had several rituals involving the preparation of food. She did not eat with the rest of her family, instead preparing pre-packed frozen meals using her own set of cooking utensils

  • Subsequent poor atten dance at out-patient appointments and com plaints by neighbours to Social Services regarding the number of cats owned by the family prompted our home visit

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Sir: We write to highlight the importance of including a home visit in the assessment of a child or adolescent. We report the case of a 12-year-old Caucasian girl referred to the department of Child and AWdoorlkeesrcenwthoPwsyacshicaotrnycerbnyed anabEoduut catthioenaglirl'sSopcoioarl school attendance. The patient revealed that she was fearful of contam ination by germs and had several rituals involving the preparation of food. She did not eat with the rest of her family, instead preparing pre-packed frozen meals using her own set of cooking utensils.

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