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Laurel Weaver1, Ronald Liebman
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA. weaverl@email.chop.edu
Abstract:
Anorexia nervosa is a debilitating illness that affects mostly females and their families. Multiple physiologic disturbances are present and can be life-threatening. Nutritional rehabilitation is the foremost initial treatment goal. Assessment skills include understanding the physiologic, developmental, and psychiatric status of the individual as well as engagement of the family system. A comprehensive assessment that stimulates patient and family to successfully engage in treatment is the cornerstone of good clinical care for this highly disabling disorder.
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