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Clinical Articles / BY: Pierre Leichner, MD, FRCPC January/February 2005
... eating disorders, it has been used for smoking cessation, [4]  nutrition counseling, [5]  contraceptive use, [6] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jorge L. Pinzon, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, FSAM January/February 2005
... and parasympathetic nervous systems, are also involved. [3,4]  The chronic adaptive nature of these changes enable the ... happen 2 years later than girls, around Tanner stages 3 to 4. An important fact in terms of growth and developmental ... development Amy has had secondary amenorrhea for the past 4 months; her menarche happened when she was in grade 7. Her ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marina Leichner, RN January/February 2005
... Do not let competitive and mimicking behaviors take over. 4. Distract during eating times: • Be prepared. • Be ... particularly their phosphate and magnesium levels. [4]  The pediatrician in our program orders blood work every ... syndrome and to support adherence. For the first 3 to 4 weeks in an inpatient setting, patients with anorexia ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ronald S. Manley, PhD, RPsych January/February 2005
... new treatment approach to eating disorders in youth” ). [4,5]  We may say to the patient, “People often describe ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... of risk factors rather than a single influence. [4]  It is important to remember that the majority of people ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ronald S. Manley, PhD, RPsych January/February 2005
... different set of concerns for male and female caregivers. [4]  Treatment tends to be lengthy and may be characterized ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD January/February 2005
Editorials / BY: Pierre Leichner, MD, FRCPC January/February 2005
... the experience traumatizing and unhelpful. For the past 4 years, neither nasogastric tube refeeding and bed rest nor ...
Letters / BY: Douglas C. Drummond, MD January/February 2005
... unknown reasons, the investigators used drug washouts of 4 to 6 weeks’ duration throughout the study. It has already ... established that washouts cause loss of accrued benefits. (4) The study sought to enroll 3000 subjects but experienced ... 2 years from the previous longest 1-year placebo study. [4] It remains our opinion that these small symptomatic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Diana Carter, MBBS March 2005
... or family member who is unhappy about the pregnancy. [3-4] Depression that is left untreated in pregnancy, either ... of eating disorders in pregnant women is approximately 4.9%. [14]  While studies have suggested that the severity ...