Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Pediatric Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2022) | Viewed by 71529
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Special Issue Editor
Interests: eating disorders; obesity; body image; clinical psycology; health
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Dear Colleagues,
Eating disorders continue to be one of the disorders with the highest prevalence among children and adolescents, especially in women. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are the main disorders at this stage of life. Binge-eating disorder is also highly prevalent, but mainly among adults. Eating disorders occur with significant comorbidity and are diseases that seriously alter the lives of children and adolescents who suffer from them, with important consequences for adult life. Mortality rates in patients with eating disorders are high and especially those with Anorexia Nervosa, especially among adolescent women. We need to broaden our knowledge of these disorders to reduce the impact among adolescents, either through preventive strategies or by improving treatments. The identification of risk factors or risk indicators has in recent years become a main objective in the investigation of these disorders.
In this Special Issue of Children, papers that explore the etiology, prevalence, symptoms, risk factors, evaluation strategies, treatments, psychosocial or biomedical consequences, and any other aspect from a medical, nutritional, psychological, psychiatric or social point of view of eating disorders in children and adolescents are welcome. The format of the papers may include original research, systematic literature reviews, narrative reviews, and case reports.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. José Ignacio Baile Ayensa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Eating disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge-eating disorder
- Obesity
- Children
- Adolescents
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