title: Clinical characteristics and course of anorexia nervosa in Latin America, a Brazilian sample.
abstract: The authors present the clinical description of a sample of anorexic patients from an eating disorder program from a non-English developing country. The patients were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria and treated with a multidisciplinary approach. Similarities to and differences from other Western patient studies are discussed.
authors: Eating Disorder Program, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: A B
authors: AB
authors: Negrão
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Cordás
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001938:Brazil; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015430:Weight Gain