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[Eating disorders in children and adolescents]
J Hebebrand1, M Barth, B Herpertz Dahlmann
1Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Philipps-Universität Marburg. hebebran@med.uni-marburg.de
MMW Fortschritte Der Medizin
|November 1, 2003
Abstract:
Eating disorders in early childhood increase the risk of anorexia or bulimia nervosa in adolescents. In the case of babies feeding disorders and pica are differentiated. Eating disorders in pre-school and primary school age are common. A main cause is neophobia, which can be treated by the observance of certain rules at meal-times (taken together with the family). Anorexia and bulimia affect mainly adolescents. Anorexia is associated with a number of mental and somatic comorbidities that need to be considered for the diagnosis and treatment.