Treatment of eating disorders in a division of adolescent medicine.
We present a report on a study of 638 adolescent patients with eating disorders treated at the North Shore University Hospital between 1980 and 1994. Data from the study are presented in this paper, together with a discussion of the implications for treatment in adolescent medicine settings.
Fisher
Martin
M
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA. Fisher@NSHS.edu
Burns
Jennifer
J
Symons
Heather
H
Schneider
Marcie
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002149:Energy Intake; D015444:Exercise; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014839:Vomiting; D015431:Weight Loss