Anorexia nervosa no adolescente do sexo masculino: uma revisão

Anorexia nervosa in male adolescents: a review

Authors

  • Kátia Jarandilha dos Santos Médica de Adolescentes; Coordenadora da UTI Pediátrica do Hospital Samaritano. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
  • Mirtes Salantier Romão Mestra em Ciências pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação e Saúde na Infância e Adolescência da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Gerente de Qualidade Hospitalar da Autarquia Hospitalar Municipal/Secretaria Municipal de Saúde da Prefeitura de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
  • Maria Sylvia de Souza Vitalle3 Doutora em Medicina; professora permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação e Saúde na Infância e Adolescência da UNIFESP; Chefe do Centro de Atendimento e Apoio ao Adolescente da Disciplina de Especialidades Pediátricas do Departamento de Pediatria da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) da UNIFESP. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Keywords:

Anorexia nervosa, adolescent health, adolescent behavior, eating disorders, interdisciplinary research

Abstract

Objective: Prompted by an uptrend in anorexia nervosa among male adolescents, this paper reviews the literature in
order to understand aspects implicit in this situation. data source: survey of scientific literature on health (Scientific
Electronic Library Online [SciELO], Medical Literature Analysis [MEDLINE] and ADOLEC [Virtual Health Library – www.
adolec.org]) using the following keywords: "anorexia nervosa", "adolescent medicine", "adolescent health", "adolescent
behavior", "nutrition" and "eating disorders". data summary: Papers published between 1980 and 2011 were selected,
and the most relevant were examined. Many risk factors are involved in determining the etiology of anorexia nervosa in
men and the therapeutic approach is complex and multidisciplinary.. Conclusion: Although still rare, anorexia is on the
rise among boys and must always be considered as a possibility by healthcare practitioners caring for adolescents with
severe malnutrition, as early detection and treatment are crucial for its prognosis, thus avoiding delayed diagnoses and
more severe progression of the disease.

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Published

2012-04-22

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dos Santos, K. J., Salantier Romão, M., & de Souza Vitalle3, M. S. (2012). Anorexia nervosa no adolescente do sexo masculino: uma revisão: Anorexia nervosa in male adolescents: a review. Adolescência E Saúde, 9(2), 45–52. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/390

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2012): Vol. 9 No. 2 (2012)

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