| dc.creator | SALAS,FRANCISCA | |
| dc.creator | HODGSON,M ISABEL | |
| dc.creator | FIGUEROA,DOLLY | |
| dc.creator | URREJOLA,PASCUALA | |
| dc.date | 2011-02-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:37:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:37:25Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000200007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/404740 | |
| dc.description | Background: There is a higher prevalence of eating disorders (ED) among adolescent females. These are less common in men and there are clinical differences between genders. Aim: To describe the clinical features of adolescent males with ED. Material and Methods: Review of 38 medical records of male patients with ED seen in an ED Unit in Chile, between 2001 and 2009. Results: Mean age at first medical visit was 14.4 ± 2.2 years. Symptoms appeared 9.5 ± 8.9 months prior to the first visit. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) of the restricting type was diagnosed in 21 patients (55.2%), with a mean weight loss of 11.2 kg ± 9.4 kg. In 37% of patients, there was a past medical history of overweight. All patients either increased or maintained weight during follow up. Sixty three percent had a psychiatric co-morbidity at first visit. After 3 months of treatment, 82% of patients remained in the program. Conclusions: There was a delay in diagnosis of ED in men. The high prevalence of AN found in this group is characteristic of patients recently diagnosed with ED. Overweight could be a precipitating factor. Nearly two thirds of male ED patients had a psychiatric comorbidity. This high prevalence may suggest a susceptibility to develop ED in males. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.139 n.2 2011 | |
| dc.subject | Adolescent, male | |
| dc.subject | Anorexia nervosa | |
| dc.subject | Eating disorders | |
| dc.title | Características clínicas de adolescentes de sexo masculino con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria: Estudio de casos clínicos | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
