Major changes have occurred in the past 20 years in the treatment of eating disordered patients in the hospital setting, as described elsewhere in this issue (see “A new treatment approach to... Read More
The initial consultation with an eating disordered adolescent and the adolescent’s family may well be one of the most challenging interviews the family physician has to conduct.[1] Varying periods... Read More
In response to several recent alerts about antidepressants in children and adolescents (Table 1), physicians have been asking anew: How should we treat depressed kids? This question first arose when... Read More
Background Osteoporosis is a condition of generalized skeletal fragility in which fractures occur with minimal trauma.[1] More Canadian women die from the complications of osteoporosis than... Read More
Everyone itches. It is normal. Individuals can usually ignore the sensation, although adults are better at this than children. An itching child can be a real problem. There are numerous causes of... Read More