Assessment of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-98

  Weaver, Laurel ^a   Liebman, Ronald ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anorexia nervosa; Child; Family therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHILD; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955893655     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-010-0174-y     Document Type: Review

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