Anorexia nervosa: an increasing problem in children and adolescents
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چکیده
Information from eating disorder clinics across five continents suggests that anorexia nervosa is becoming an increasing problem in children and young adolescents. There is some indication that anxiety disorders in childhood may be a major risk factor for the development of anorexia nervosa. Early recognition and family treatment for this disorder are essential to prevent chronic impairment.
منابع مشابه
A review of medication use for children and adolescents with eating disorders.
OBJECTIVE This paper aims to review the research literature on the use of medication for eating disorders in children and adolescents. METHOD The literature was reviewed on the pharmacotherapy of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). The PubMed database was searched for all articles on medication use in the child and adolescent popula...
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Introduction Eating disorders are a significant problem in the United States among children and adolescents of all ethnic groups (Nicholls & Viner, 2005). Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest death rate of any mental health disorder (Hoek, 2006). Of the millions of Americans who are diagnosed annually with an eating disorder, an estimated 90 percent are adolescent females (Ice, as cited by Eat...
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Introduction Eating disorders are a significant problem in the United States among children and adolescents of all ethnic groups (Nicholls & Viner, 2005). Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest death rate of any mental health disorder (Hoek, 2006). Of the millions of Americans who are diagnosed annually with an eating disorder, an estimated 90% are adolescent females (Ice, as cited by Eating Dis...
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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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009