Annotation: Eating Disorders in Children

[Eating disorders in school children].

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of possible eating disorders and inappropriate eating behaviors in school children from six municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study. The Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh (BITE), Eating Attitude Test (EAT), and Body Image Test were applied to 1,807 public school students with age ranging from 7 to 19 years....

Eating disorders in children and adolescents.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are common disorders in the pediatric population. This article is designed to help the clinician develop a detailed understanding of these disorders as they affect children and adolescents. The etiology, diagnosis, complications, and treatment of these eating disorders are discussed. The special circumstances of diabetes mellitus, athletics, and the interfac...

Eating disorders in children and adolescents

picture. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have been previously addressed in this journal, by Palmer (1996) and Fairburn (1997). With older adolescents, ideas relevant to adult patients will be appropriate at times. Nevertheless, developmental issues should be borne in mind. Children and adolescents, quite rightly, place the burden of responsibility for their care on adults. This is true in ...

Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Eating problems are common in children and adolescents, and eating disorders typically have their onset during these developmental periods.1 Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially life-threatening disorder associated with severe food restriction, overexercise, malnutrition, and distorted thinking about body shape and weight. The typical age of onset is early adolescence (ages 12 to 15 ye...

Treatment of eating disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults.