Adolescent Medicine

• In the Journals

• Risedronate boosted BMD in women with anorexia nervosa

• July 6, 2011
• Twelve months of treatment with risedronate increased bone mineral density at the posteroanterior spine, lateral spine and hip bone in women with anorexia...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Estrogen replacement improved BMD in girls with anorexia nervosa

• Endocrine Today, July 2011
• ENDO 2011
  BOSTON — Girls with anorexia nervosa who were given estrogen therapy in the form of a patch or a low oral dose experienced improvements in bone...More »

• In the Journals

• Eating disorders and correlative psychiatric disorders prevalent in adolescents

• March 15, 2011
• Eating disorders are prevalent in the general adolescent population and often have patterns of comorbidity with other mental disorders, researchers at the...More »

• Firm Rounds

• A 15-Year-Old Boy with Vomiting, Abdominal Distention

• Pediatric Annals, October 2010, Volume 39 Issue 10
• This 15-year-old boy was transferred because of vomiting and abdominal distention. Over the past year, he admitted to having had a 70-lb weight loss....More »

• Departments

• The Case for Better Diagnosis and More Frequent Treatment of BDD

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• I am excited and delighted to present this issue of Psychiatric Annals focusing on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), guest edited by Katherine A. Phillips,...More »

• Features

• This Issue: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• In the late 1800s, Enrico Morselli, a psychiatrist from Italy, wrote riveting descriptions of patients who suffered from “dysmorphophobia,”...More »

• Features

• Clinical Features of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common, often severe disorder that has been described for more than a century.1 During this time, numerous...More »

• Features

• Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• The importance of detecting body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been emphasized in the literature.1 Nonetheless, BDD is underrecognized and underdiagnosed...More »

• Features

• Pharmacotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SRIs or SSRIs) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are currently considered the first-line treatments for body...More »

• Features

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Psychiatric Annals, July 2010, Volume 40 Issue 7
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is currently considered the psychological treatment of choice for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).1,2 The evidence base...More »

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