Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Review and Update for Pediatric Gynecologists.

Eating disorders (EDs) are common among female adolescents and young adults and can have serious and diverse health consequences. Pediatric gynecology providers have the opportunity to play a vital role in the recognition of EDs in this population. Early medical detection and referral for appropriate evidence-based treatment can lead to better health outcomes for youth.

Outcomes of an inpatient medical nutritional rehabilitation protocol in children and adolescents with eating disorders.

Background: Medical stabilization through inpatient nutritional rehabilitation is often necessary for patients with eating disorders (EDs) but includes the inherent risk of refeeding syndrome. Here we describe our experience of implementing and sustaining an inpatient nutritional rehabilitation protocol designed to strategically prepare patients with EDs and their families for discharge to a home setting in an efficient and effective manner from a general adolescent medicine unit. We report outcomes at admission, discharge, and 4-weeks follow-up.

Mother-daughter coping and disordered eating.

This study explores whether the coping style of teenage girls with and without an eating disorder is similar to that of their mothers' (biological and adoptive), and whether teens with disordered eating utilize more maladaptive coping compared with those without. Eating disorder was diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision criteria, and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations was administered to distinguish the coping style of the participants. Our findings suggest that daughters coped very similarly to their mothers in either group.

Reversibility of growth stunting in early onset anorexia nervosa: a prospective study.

Purpose: To evaluate the growth of premenarchal patients with anorexia nervosa.

Methods: Growth parameters were measured semi-annually in 16 subjects with anorexia nervosa until 1 year post-menarche.

Results: Despite the accelerated growth that followed nutritional rehabilitation, the patients did not achieve their genetic height potential.