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Target Weight in Children and Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
PARRYJONES W. LL.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb18155.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , medicine , body weight , anorexia , pediatrics , psychotherapist , eating disorders , psychiatry , psychology , endocrinology
. Establishing realistic weight goals and their effective use in treatment is an integral part of management in anorexia nervosa. However, the processes involved are discussed rarely in the clinical and research literature. Various methods for setting target weights are reviewed, with consideration of the relative merits of their application in the treatment of pre‐pubertal children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa.