Sökning: "Anorexia Nervosa AN"
Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade orden Anorexia Nervosa AN.
6. Ten-year outcome of anorexia nervosa with teenage onset
Sammanfattning : Objectives: To study prospectively the relatively long-term outcome in a representative sample of teenage onset anorexia nervosa (AN) in respect of overall outcome, physical health, psychiatric disorders, and personality disorders and to investigate familial factors among first-degree relatives. Method: A group of 51 cases (48 female, 3 male) with AN, recruited by community screening (including the total AN population (minus one individual) from one birth cohort), with a mean age of onset of 14 years, was contrasted with an age-, sex-, and school-matched group of 51 comparison cases on various measures of outcome at a mean age of 24 years (10 years after reported AN onset). LÄS MER
7. Brain Structure and Function in Adolescents with Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Sammanfattning : Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) has a high incidence in adolescents, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The weight loss is generally less pronounced than that experienced in full-syndrome anorexia nervosa (AN), but the medical consequences can be as severe. LÄS MER
8. Assessment of Function, Structure and Working Memory in Adolescents with a Recent Diagnosis of an Eating Disorder
Sammanfattning : Body, weight and shape related obsessions and ruminations are characteristic traits of individuals with eating disorders (ED) that are found to predate the onset of the disorder. Individuals with chronic ED display altered neural activation in response to food stimuli, and are reported to have volumetric differences compared to healthy individuals, which is likely an effect of prolonged starvation. LÄS MER
9. Bone health and nutrition treatment. Studies on young women with anorexia nervosa and children with epilepsy
Sammanfattning : Background: Adequate nutritional status is crucial for optimal longitudinal growth and accrual of bone mass during childhood and adolescence. Peak bone mass achieved in young adulthood affects bone health throughout life. LÄS MER
10. Dietary intake, nutritional status and energy metabolism in individuals with anorexia nervosa - Effects of specialized eating disorder hospital treatment
Sammanfattning : Objective: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening condition affecting around 1% of the population. The aim of this thesis was to study nutritional aspects before and after specialized eating disorder hospital treatment of AN in adolescents and young adults. Methods: Data on 43 female patients was collected and used. LÄS MER