Post-hospitalization Daycare Treatment for Adolescents With Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders in Adolescents

According to International Classification of Diseases by World Health Organization, eating disorders are behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances [1]. Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, atypical bulimia nervosa, overeating associated with other psychological disturbances and vomiting associated with other psychological ...

Hospitalization trends in Spanish children and adolescents with eating disorders (1998-2007).

The study describes and analyzes the hospitalizations due to eating disorders (EDs) among children and adolescents during 1998-2007 in Spain. We conducted a retrospective study of national hospitalization data using the Minimum Basic Data Set. Hospitalization rates were calculated for EDs among children and adolescents aged 10-18 years. Length of hospital stay (median), psychiatric comorbiditie...

Family-based treatment of eating disorders in adolescents: current insights

Eating disorders are serious illnesses associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Family-based treatment (FBT) has emerged as an effective intervention for adolescents with anorexia nervosa, and preliminary evidence suggests that it may be efficacious in the treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa. Multifamily therapy for anorexia nervosa provides a more intensive experience for...

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

Hypomagnesemia in adolescents with eating disorders hospitalized for medical instability.

BACKGROUND Hypomagnesemia in patients with eating disorders is poorly characterized, particularly among adolescents. METHODS To determine the prevalence of hypomagnesemia (Mg ≤ 1.7 mg/dL) and clinical characteristics of adolescents hospitalized with a DSM-IV-diagnosed eating disorder who developed hypomagnesemia, a retrospective chart review was conducted on all adolescents aged 10-21 years w...