title: [Outpatient treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Obesity in childhood is an increasing problem in both industrial and developing countries. Prevalence rates are up 15% in the U.S.A. and up 10% in Europe. The present paper gives an overview of current research on medical and psychosocial problems associated with childhood obesity. Treatment options are introduced and 24 studies are reviewed in detail with regard to treatment characteristics and outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medline and PsycINFO searches for outpatient treatment studies on childhood obesity between 1966 and 2003 were carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The limited comparability of the studies necessarily restricts their generalizability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications for the treatment of childhood obesity and further research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Psychologie, Universität Basel, Abteilung Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munsch
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biedert
authors.forename: Binia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Speck
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States