The use of the eating disorder examination with children: a pilot study

Article Abstract:

A modified version of the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) is an efficient assessment tool for 7-14 year old children with anorexia nervosa. The modified EDE incorporates a sort task to determine overvalued ideas regarding shape and weight, and reformulates specific components to assess intent not behavior. The (EDE) in children with anorexia nervosa shows that the subjects give priority to body weight and body shape regarding self-evaluation. Subscale and global scores of children are consistent with those of adult females with eating disorders.

Tests, problems and exercises, Equipment and supplies, Eating disorders, Psychology, Pathological, Psychopathology

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Plasma tryptophan levels and anorexia in liver cirrhosis

Article Abstract:

Anorexia and plasma tryptophan concentrations were evaluated on liver cirrhosis patients and normal individuals to determine the relationship between plasma tryptophan levels and anorexia. Results obtained revealed that an increase in the tryptophan precursor TRP in the plasma results to an increase in the serotogenic system activity in the brain which alters the eating behavior thus, mediating the onset of liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease.

Psychological aspects, Analysis, Nutrition, Liver cirrhosis, Tryptophan metabolism

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Mortality and sudden death in anorexia nervosa

Article Abstract:

The cause of sudden death in patients having anorexia nervosa has not been fully established and researchers merely assume that such mortality results from the results of protracted eating disorders which affect neurological and mental functions. Mortality rates for the disease average 5.9%, which include sudden death and suicide. The latter has been more extensively studied as it is easier to analyze.

Sudden death

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