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Anorexia nervosa in adolescent males
Basil Kadoura, Kyle T. Ganson and Debra K. Katzman
CMAJ February 20, 2024 196 (6) E191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230001
Basil Kadoura
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine (Kadoura), Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (Katzman), The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, and the Research Institute (Katzman), Hospital for Sick Children; Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (Ganson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDKyle T. Ganson
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine (Kadoura), Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (Katzman), The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, and the Research Institute (Katzman), Hospital for Sick Children; Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (Ganson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhD MSWDebra K. Katzman
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine (Kadoura), Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (Katzman), The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, and the Research Institute (Katzman), Hospital for Sick Children; Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (Ganson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Basil Kadoura, Kyle T. Ganson, Debra K. Katzman
CMAJ Feb 2024, 196 (6) E191; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230001
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- Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder
- Specific adolescent male populations are at elevated risk
- Evaluation of adolescent males with possible anorexia nervosa should include screening for muscle-enhancing goals and behaviours
- Complications can be life threatening
- Clinical guidelines recommend family-based treatment as the first-line outpatient treatment4,5
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