PEDIATRICS Vol. 81 No. 1 January 1988, pp. 159-162
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Parental Involvement in Treatment of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa in a Pediatric Day-Care Unit

YARDENA DANZIGER MD1, CYNTHIA A. CARCL MD1, ITZHAK VARSANO MD1, SAM TYANO MD1, and MARC MIMOUNI MD1

1 Departments of Pediatrics B, Bcilinson Medical Center, and Gcha Psychiatric Hospital, Petah Tigva and the Sachler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Recently, an increase in the frequency of anorexia nervosa has been observed in Western countries,1-3 and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of anorexia nervosa has been emphasized.4-6 In the majority of reported cases, as many as 75% of patients have been hospitalized at least once, if not repeatedly, during the period of treatment.7-9 Separation from the parents has been largely used to convince the patient to eat, and many physicians use parental visits as a privilege following weight gain.10,11

We report our experience with 32 patients with anorexia nervosa in our eating disorders unit. Our multidisciplinary team comprises pediatricians, pediatric nurses, child psychiatrists, and psychologists, as well as a dietician.

Revised on December 26, 1986
Accepted on March 23, 1987




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