DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH COMORBID TYPE-1 DIABETES-MELLITUS AND ANOREXIA-NERVOSA

Authors
PITEL AU MONACO L GEFFKEN GR SILVERSTEIN JH
Citation
Au. Pitel et al., DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH COMORBID TYPE-1 DIABETES-MELLITUS AND ANOREXIA-NERVOSA, Clinical pediatrics, 37(8), 1998, pp. 491-496
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Clinical pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00099228
Volume
37
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
491 - 496
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-9228(1998)37:8<491:DATOAA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The authors describe the successful treatment of a 17-year-old female with comorbid type 1 diabetes mellitus and anorexia nervosa within the context of a residential program in a tertiary care facility. Assessm ent and treatment of the complex combinations of the psychological and medical symptoms involved in this patient required the interaction of medical, psychological, and nutritional services, Diagnostic and trea tment challenges are discussed.