Treatment of anorexia nervosa In children and adolescents

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Weaver, Laurel ^a   Sit, Lydia ^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; Inpatient; Outpatient; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WEIGHT GAIN; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84860617775     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-012-0257-z     Document Type: Review

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