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Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa in Children and Adolescents

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Anorexia nervosa is a debilitating illness that affects mostly females and their families. Multiple physiologic disturbances are present and can be life-threatening. Nutritional rehabilitation is the foremost initial treatment goal. Assessment skills include understanding the physiologic, developmental, and psychiatric status of the individual as well as engagement of the family system. A comprehensive assessment that stimulates patient and family to successfully engage in treatment is the cornerstone of good clinical care for this highly disabling disorder.

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, USA

    Laurel Weaver

  2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3440 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, USA

    Ronald Liebman

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Weaver, L., Liebman, R. Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa in Children and Adolescents. Curr Psychiatry Rep 13, 93–98 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-010-0174-y

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