Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence.

Socio-Ecological Factors Related to Eating Behavior and Obesity in Students

The prevalence of obesity in adolescents has increased over the past three decades. Recent evidence has shown that in developed countries, about one in five teens is obese (Abdelghaffar et al., 2020). In Iran, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is 23% (Moghimi-Dehkordi et al., 2020). Improper eating behaviors and obesity are major concerns in adolescence that can be associated with the ri...

Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: Caregiver Distress as a Maintaining Risk Factor for Prolonging Eating Disorder Symptoms Final Outcomes Report

Psychiatric emergencies of childhood and adolescence.

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in childhood/adolescence is of 10-15%.The most frequent causes of psychiatric emergence attendances in this age are: behavioral disturbances, suicidal behavior, and depression.The objective of this study is to present the most relevant clinical issues and to guide the initial procedures of psychiatric emergencies in childhood/adolescence. METH...

Role of Emotional Dysregulation and Childhood Trauma in Emotional Eating Behavior

Objective: Many people, especially women, indulge in eating unhealthy food to cope with stress. Emotional eating may contribute to obesity and different eating disorders like bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The present study aimed to investigate the role of emotion dysregulation in emotional eating behavior. Methods: A sample of 700 adults between the ages of 18 to 50 years was sele...

Clinical features of Tourette syndrome and tic disorders

Childhood is an important period of human life. Now children do not only need physical care and attention, but the attention and training should include all aspects of social development, emotional, and intellectual personality encompassing. In the meantime, according to the course of the disease is important. Disorders of childhood and adolescence can delay or even prevent the social developme...

The Moderating Role of Cognitive Flexibility in the Relationship Between Maltreatment and Emotion Regulation in Adolescence with Childhood Trauma

Background: Adolescence is a developmental period when adverse childhood experiences have a significant impact due to the changes in brain structure and functioning during this period. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between maltreatment and emotion regulation with moderating role of cognitive flexibility in adolescence with childhood trauma. Methods: This study was a desc...