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Using group therapy to support eating disordered mothers with their children: the relevance for primary care [PDF]

, 2006
Eating disorders are a crippling and disabling condition. If they become chronic, the emotional, physical and social effects are substantial. The death rate is the highest of all psychiatric illnesses so the need to find prevention strategies is urgent ...
Barnett, Sarah, Buckroyd, Julia, Windle, Karen   +2 more
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The role of family relationships in eating disorders in adolescents: a narrative review [PDF]

, 2020
: Background: Adolescents’eatingdisordershavebeenexploredthroughvariousconceptual andempiricalmodels. Onlyrecently,scientificliteratureinthisareahasmorespecificallyinvestigated theroleofrelationships,withparticularattentiontofamilyfunctioning.
Luca Cerniglia, Michela Erriu, Silvia Cimino   +2 more
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Obesity Prevalence in DDX3X‐Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of obesity in those affected by DDX3X‐related neurodevelopmental disorder (DDX3X‐NDD). Initial descriptions suggested that individuals with DDX3X‐NDD suffered from poor weight gain or failure to thrive in early childhood, likely in the setting of feeding difficulties and secondary to ...
Giavanna Verdi, Nathaniel H. Robin
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A Case of Prader‐Willi Syndrome With a Deletion Including MAGEL2, NDN, and MKRN3, but Excluding SNRPN and SNORD116

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder typically caused by large deletions or imprinting defects on chromosome 15q11.2, encompassing multiple genes. While the contribution of individual genes to the PWS phenotype remains unclear, previous studies suggested that isolated deletions of MAGEL2, NDN, and MKRN3, excluding the ...
Jannis Buecking, Yu An, Weimin Bi, Katrin Hinderhofer, Susanne Theiß, Anne Slavotinek, Christian P. Schaaf   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Journaling Encourage Healthier Choices? Analyzing Healthy Eating Behaviors of Food Journalers [PDF]

, 2018
Past research has shown the benefits of food journaling in promoting mindful eating and healthier food choices. However, the links between journaling and healthy eating have not been thoroughly examined. Beyond caloric restriction, do journalers consistently and sufficiently consume healthful diets?
arxiv   +1 more source

Latinas in the Kitchen: The Rhetoric of Food and Desire [PDF]

, 2008
: Even though the commodification of women by linking them erotically to food has been accepted for decades and used by women themselves to manipulate men and their desires, this has, in turn, led to behavioral and psychological problems.
Kessler, Elizabeth
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Extended Growth Curves for the Wolf‐Hirschhorn Syndrome (4p‐)

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wolf‐Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a rare, highly variable contiguous gene deletion syndrome caused by deletions of the distal portion of the short arm of chromosome 4. Individuals with this disorder have prenatal onset of poor growth of all dimensions, along with neurological manifestations, developmental disability, and distinctive facial ...
Amy R. U. L. Calhoun, Amanda Lortz, T. Charles Casper, John C. Carey   +3 more
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Case Report: Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy Type 20 (HLD20) With Novel CNP Gene Variant

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case report describes a child with hypomyelinating leukodystrophy type 20 (HLD20), a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by impaired myelin formation. The patient presented with multiple neurodevelopmental abnormalities, including delayed motor milestones, seizures, and abnormal facial features.
Malak Alghamdi, Ghaida Alghamdi, Khalid Hundallah, Dima Jamjoom, Naif Almontashiri, Essa Alharbi, Muhammad Umair, Majid Alfadhel   +7 more
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Two New Cases Expand the Phenotypic Spectrum of TUBG1 Missense Variants

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The gamma‐tubulin ring complex (γ‐TuRC) plays a role in coordinating centrosome and spindle pole body formation during cell division. TUBG1 encodes a critical component of the γ‐TuRC. Pathogenic TUBG1 variants can cause a range of alterations in cortical gyral patterning, microcephaly, and other neurological manifestations.
Roser Urreizti, Jessica Vissicchio, Mohamed Idries, Monica Cozar, Raquel Rabionet, Tyhiesia Donald, Elizabeth J. Bhoj, Tomoki T. Nomakuchi, Shannon C. Shipley, Andrew E. Timms, Ghayda M. Mirzaa, Mercedes Serrano, Andrew K. Sobering   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of appetitive phenotype trajectory groups on child body weight during a family-based treatment for children with overweight or obesity. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveEmerging evidence suggests that individual appetitive traits may usefully explain patterns of weight loss in behavioral weight loss treatments for children.
Boutelle, Kerri N, Crow, Scott J, Kang Sim, D Eastern, Manzano, Michael, Rhee, Kyung E, Strong, David R   +5 more
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