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Peer reviewedBrone, Ronald J.; Fisher, Celia B. – Adolescence, 1988
Comparison of childhood and adolescent obesity and anorexia nervosa reveals etiological similarities between the two conditions, particularly regarding family interactional patterns. In both cases, family enmeshment and overprotectiveness resulted in a poor sense of identity and effectiveness. Some children, while compliant and dependent in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Children
Peer reviewedSantucci, Patricia – PTA Today, 1991
Offers advice to parents of children with eating disorders, focusing on the warning signs of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Suggestions for parents who think their children have eating disorders are provided. Parents are encouraged to be positive role models and be sensitive to stress. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight, Bulimia
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC. – 1991
Nine fact sheets relevant to children's emotional well-being are presented in this document. The first fact sheet, "Teenagers with Eating Disorders" focuses on anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The second fact sheet, "Children and Grief" describes age-related responses to death, and ways of coping with a death in a family that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons
