Pediatric obesity: A review for the child psychiatrist

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 955-972

  Maloney, Ann E ^a,b,c  

^a Maine Medical Center Research Institute   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Pediatric obesity; Physical activity; Psychiatric consultation; Psychopharmacologic treatment

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CLOZAPINE; FENFLURAMINE; METFORMIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIZATIDINE; OLANZAPINE; PHENTERMINE; QUETIAPINE; REBOXETINE; RIMONABANT; RISPERIDONE; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; TOPIRAMATE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ASTHMA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BONE DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FATTY LIVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 80051680834     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.06.005     Document Type: Review

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