Anorexia nervosa in Asian-American adolescents: Do they differ from their non-Asian peers

Article Abstract:

The clinical characteristics and phenomenology of anorexia nervosa (AN) in Asian-American adolescents are assessed comparing with their non-Asian peers. The results have shown that Asians are demographically similar to their non-Asian peers, but the apparent lack of fat phobia among Asians might be related to the overall under-reporting of AN symptoms.

Asian Americans

---

Course and predictors of rehospitalization in adolescent Anorexia Nervosa in a multisite study

Article Abstract:

A study to analyze the course and predictors of rehospitalization in adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa is conducted. Results indicate a higher rate of rehospitalization at the Eastern sites and that patients with repeated admissions had less favorable outcome and higher rates of psychopathology.

Youth, Psychological aspects, Teenagers, Adolescent psychopathology, Clinical report

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Parental medical neglect in the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Hypophosphatemia secondary to oral refeeding in anorexia nervosa
• Abstracts: Eating disorder examination-questionnaire as a measure of change in patients with Bulimia nervosa. Early response to desipramine among women with bulimia nervosa
• Abstracts: Role of therapeutic alliance in family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa. Denial and minimization in adolescents with anorexia nervosa
• Abstracts: Role of television in adolescent women's body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. Impact of interactive school-based media literacy lessons for reducing internalization of media ideals in young adolescent girls and boys
• Abstracts: The pros and cons of change in individuals with eating disorders: A broader perspective. The development of the P-CAN, a measure to operationalize the pros and cons of anorexia nervosa

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.