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Anorexia nervosa and total parenteral nutrition
Author(s) -
Mehler Philip S.,
Weiner Kenneth L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199311)14:3<297::aid-eat2260140308>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , anorectic , parenteral nutrition , anorexia , psychology , weight gain , recidivism , medicine , pediatrics , body weight , psychiatry , eating disorders , intensive care medicine
Anorexia nervosa can have a devastating outcome. There is a high rate of treatment failures and recidivism among anorectic patients. Further, it is generally accepted that unless one can effectuate a significant weight gain in these patients, treatment is even more likely to fail. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) offers an alternative mode of treatment to be used in the armamentarium to successfully treat anorexia nervosa. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.