Open AccessCan Pediatricians Recognize Eating Disorders? Early Onset Anorexia Nervosa in a Male Child
Author(s) -
Emel Berksoy,
Gonca Özyurt,
Murat Anıl,
Özlem Üzüm,
Yeliz Çağan Appak
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrición hospitalaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1699-5198
pISSN - 0212-1611
DOI - 10.20960/nh.1744
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , mood , psychiatry , anorexia , anxiety , malnutrition , eating disorders , pediatrics , medicine , psychology , mood disorders , disease
his article examines a boy who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa at eight years old. Pediatricians and family physicians encountered difficulties during the diagnosis and treatment stages due to the fact that early onset of the disease is rare.
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