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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
[Temporalities of care for obese teenagers]
Hervé Lefèvre1, Nour Ibrahim2, Jonathan Lachal3
1Maison des adolescents de l'Hôpital Cochin-Maison de Solenn, AP-HP, 97, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75014 Paris, France; Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations, Faculté de médecine, Université Paris-Sud-Université Versailles-Saint-Quentin, Inserm, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805 Villejuif, France; Groupe français de recherche clinique en médecine et santé de l'adolescent, Maison des adolescents de l'Hôpital Cochin-Maison de Solenn, AP-HP, 97, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75014 Paris, France.
Abstract:
Obesity in adolescents is a common reason for consulting a physician for angst associated with a need to lose weight. The multidisciplinary treatment takes into account the teenager's temporality. The duration of the initial treatment must be optimised in order to construct, with the teenager, a project which corresponds to his or her particular difficulties.
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