Background. Eating disorders in children and adolescents remain a serious cause of
morbidity and mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults. The working knowledge of …

This clinical report updates and replaces a 2008 clinical report from the American Academy
of Pediatrics, which addressed the roles of maternal and early infant diet on the prevention of …

Eating disorders continue to be a prevalent problem in modern society, with serious, potentially
lifethreatening consequences. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is estimated to affect 1% of all …

Purpose To evaluate the DSM-5 diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
in children and adolescents with poor eating not associated with body image concerns. …

Eating disorders are complex illnesses that are affecting adolescents with increasing frequency
[1]. They rank as the third most common chronic illness in adolescent females, with an …

OBJECTIVES: Music videos from five genres of music were analyzed for portrayals of
tobacco and alcohol use and for portrayals of such behaviors in conjunction with sexuality. …

Purpose The National Eating Disorders Quality Improvement Collaborative evaluated data
of patients with restrictive eating disorders to analyze demographics of diagnostic categories …

Purpose Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), a recently defined Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 eating disorder diagnosis, has not been …

The medical practitioner has an important role to play in the management of adolescents with
eating disorders, usually as part of a multidisciplinary team. This article reviews the role of …

Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health issue with significant medical, emotional,
and societal consequences for the adolescent mother, her child, and her family. Teenage …