Abstract Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence are disorders of the normal flow of food, increasingly widespread with nuances that approach adult eating disorders. To date, the shift of the onset of these problems to early stages of the existence of the individual is increasingly observed. Eating disorders that occur in childhood cannot be reduced to problems inherent solely in nutrition, but involve the emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational spheres of both the individual who is afflicted by it and those around him, such as the family atmosphere. For a correct diagnostic classification and an effective intervention, the integration between medicine and psychology is necessary, whose common goal is to restore the state of psychological well-being and the quality of life itself. The approach adopted towards this category of disorders is integrated and involves different professional figures (child neuropsychiatrist, psychologist, pediatrician, nutritionist). In this paper we evaluate the characteristics that a disorder of food behaviors assumes, in particular the bulimia disorder, in the various stages of developmental age considering that the various syndromic psychopathological frameworks manifest themselves in different ways depending on the degree of neuropsychological achieved by the subject at the time of their debut.
Eating Disorders In Childhood And Adolescence
A. Capasso
2019
Abstract
Abstract Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence are disorders of the normal flow of food, increasingly widespread with nuances that approach adult eating disorders. To date, the shift of the onset of these problems to early stages of the existence of the individual is increasingly observed. Eating disorders that occur in childhood cannot be reduced to problems inherent solely in nutrition, but involve the emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational spheres of both the individual who is afflicted by it and those around him, such as the family atmosphere. For a correct diagnostic classification and an effective intervention, the integration between medicine and psychology is necessary, whose common goal is to restore the state of psychological well-being and the quality of life itself. The approach adopted towards this category of disorders is integrated and involves different professional figures (child neuropsychiatrist, psychologist, pediatrician, nutritionist). In this paper we evaluate the characteristics that a disorder of food behaviors assumes, in particular the bulimia disorder, in the various stages of developmental age considering that the various syndromic psychopathological frameworks manifest themselves in different ways depending on the degree of neuropsychological achieved by the subject at the time of their debut.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.