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- Title
Appropriate care for children with eating disorders and obesity.
- Authors
El-Radhi, A Sahib
- Abstract
Eating disorders are essentially psychological diseases that are characterised by abnormal eating habits. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are the most common forms of eating disorders. There is an increased recognition of eating disorders among both men and women, and growing numbers of children and teenagers seeking help for eating disorders. Fear of body-weight gain is central to both anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Before the diagnosis of an eating disorder is made, it is essential to exclude organic diseases that may present with similar symptoms to eating disorders. Management initially should focus on correcting the nutritional deficiencies and dehydration at a paediatric or paediatric gastroenterology department, followed by a multidisciplinary approach. At the other extreme, the prevalence of obesity in children is increasing at an alarming rate, and presents a serious public health challenge.
- Publication
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 2015, Vol 24, Issue 10, p518
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2015.24.10.518