Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment

Author: Richard E Kreipe, Neville H Golden, Debra K Katzman, Martin Fisher, Jane Rees, Roger S Tonkin, Tomas J Silber, Garry Sigman, Janet Schebendach, Seth Ammerman, Harry M Hoberman Publisher: Canadian Paediatric Society Publication: Paediatrics and Child Health, Vol. 3, No. 3 Document Date:                  1998 (Reaffirmed February 2004) Category: Family Relations > Emotional Support Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Mental/Emotional Health Children > Child Development Children > Emotional Development Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Children > Impact of Family Dysfunction Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement   This article focuses on diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and discusses the role the family can have in contributing to the development of, and/or the recovery from, an eating disorder. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link