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Anorexia nervosa [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric condition characterized by severe weight loss and secondary problems associated with malnutrition. AN predominantly develops in adolescence in the peripubertal period. Without early effective treatment, the course is protracted with physical, psychological and social morbidity and high mortality.
Janet Treasure, Frcp, Frcpsych, Faed, Obe   +2 more
exaly   +9 more sources

Use of digital media device in pediatric adolescents affected by anorexia nervosa [PDF]

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics
Background In the last years the use of digital media devices (MD) among adolescents has increased exponentially, becoming a central component of daily life for many young.
Maria Rosaria Marchili   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Could Dopamine Agonists Aid in Drug Development for Anorexia Nervosa? [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2014
Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder most commonly starting during the teenage years and associated with food refusal and low body weight. Typically there is a loss of menses, intense fear of gaining weight and an often delusional quality of
Guido eFrank
doaj   +4 more sources

Assessing Family Functioning Before and After an Integrated Multidisciplinary Family Treatment for Adolescents With Restrictive Eating Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
The present study presents an investigation of family functioning in the families of adolescents with severe restrictive eating disorders (REDs) assessed before and 6 months after a multidisciplinary family treatment program that combined psychodynamic ...
Martina M. Mensi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Family Functioning Before and After an Integrated Multidisciplinary Family Treatment for Adolescents With Restrictive Eating Disorders

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Previous studies applying the Lausanne Trilogue Play (LTPc), a semi-structured method for observing family dynamics, highlighted dysfunctional interaction patterns in the families of individuals affected by restrictive eating disorders ...
C. Rogantini   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improvements on Clinical Status of Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa in Inpatient and Day Hospital Treatment: A Retrospective Pilot Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Medical and psychiatric complications and treatment compliance are important considerations in determining the treatment program for patients with severe anorexia nervosa (AN).
Valeria Zanna   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anorexia nervosa through the lens of primary health care practitioners in the Kyrgyz Republic [PDF]

open access: yesConsortium Psychiatricum, 2023
BACKGROUND: Anorexia nervosa was investigated in a large number of studies. Several of the studies in our review highlighted how important it is to factor in the opinion of health care practitioners if we want to improve the quality of the medical care ...
Zharkyn Moldokulova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with anorexia nervosa

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Anorexia nervosa causes various complications accompanying weight loss and malnutrition. Although bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP) is uncommon, caution is needed in anorexia nervosa because this complication can be fatal.
Takahiro Uchida   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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