Focus on Eating Disorders of Adolescents and Children

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to contribute your research paper or systematic review/meta-analysis to this Special Issue titled “Focus on Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Children”.

Eating disorders are serious psychiatric conditions that significantly impact the physical health, mental health and socio-occupational functioning of those impacted. Eating disorders typically emerge in adolescence, although symptoms are often experienced a few years before the onset, and can be deadly if not properly treated. The prevalence rate of eating disorders and body image disturbance amongst our youth has been increasing in recent years. Given the severity and complex comorbidities associated with these illnesses, it is imperative that research efforts focus on early detection, prevention and effective early intervention and treatments for eating disorders in adolescents and children.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight and encourage the dissemination of research that will help scientists and clinicians meet the challenge of how best to reduce the incidence of eating disorders and body image concerns in children and adolescents. Thus, we encourage papers on the risk factors for and aetiology of comorbid conditions in this age group, as well as research on early detection, prevention, early intervention and effective treatment of eating disorders in our young people.

Dr. Amy L. Burton
Dr. Katarina Prnjak
Guest Editors

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