Eating disorders in children and adolescents
Eating disorders are conditions in which there is excessive preoccupation and concern with control of body weight and shape, with grossly restricted food intake. The term ‘eating disorder’ in children...
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Most professionals accept the need to take a holistic approach bringing together the physical and psychological dimensions in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents. Complaints of...
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Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents shares its clinical features with the disorder as seen in adulthood, although the nature of the obsessions and compulsions may be...
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mental health in Childhood and Adolescent Mental Illness The US Surgeon General reports that about 5 million children and adolescents in the United States have a serious mental illness. A serious...
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