title: The outcome of anorexia nervosa in younger subjects.
abstract: Twenty-one children who conformed to DSM-III criteria for anorexia nervosa, and who were aged 13 or younger at onset, were followed up after several years (mean = eight) using a range of outcome parameters. Comparison of these results with previous studies of later onset cases suggests that the age of onset of anorexia nervosa carries no prognostic significance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications*; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008598:Menstruation; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology