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Review
. 2015 Apr;56(4):370-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.11.020. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Update on the medical management of eating disorders in adolescents

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Update on the medical management of eating disorders in adolescents

Neville H Golden et al. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

The medical practitioner has an important role to play in the management of adolescents with eating disorders, usually as part of a multidisciplinary team. This article reviews the role of the medical practitioner in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders, updating the reader on the changing epidemiology of eating disorders, revised diagnostic criteria, newer methods of assessing degree of malnutrition, more aggressive approaches to refeeding, and current approaches to managing low bone mass.

Keywords: Adolescents; Eating disorders; Medical management.

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