Content on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Eating Disorders, and the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology can be found in the following subdirectories:
Joaquín Díaz Atienza INTRODUCTION We continue analyzing what the literature tells us regarding the influence that the presence of comorbidity may have on treatment resistance and, therefore, on the prognosis in eating disorders (ED)...
Contrary to what we find in AN, in BN there are a greater number of clinical trials, as well as a broader prescribing repertoire, which increases the scientific evidence regarding the success or failure of pharmacological treatment.
Dr. Joaquín Díaz Atienza INTRODUCTION Eating disorders, especially anorexia and bulimia, are currently causing a genuine public health problem, whether we acknowledge it or not, if we adhere to the definition that…
General Clinical Concepts in Anorexia Nervosa: Information Especially for Parents. Dr. Joaquín Díaz Atienza. INTRODUCTION. Anorexia nervosa is a disease that has been known for centuries. However, today it has changed not only…
Joaquín Díaz Atienza INTRODUCTION Faced with the pressure of the anorexia and bulimia epidemic, and with pressure from society and parent and self-help associations, politicians are taking reckless measures. It seems as if everyone…
The risk of suicide in patients with eating disorders is high, and it is one of the most frequent causes of death. Prevention involves being aware of risk indicators throughout the entire process. The new DSM-5 classification on…
Homosexual orientation in men acts as a risk factor for anorexia and bulimia. Although the higher prevalence of eating disorders in homosexual men has always been mentioned, one of the pioneering studies that investigates, following…
Bulimia Nervosa as a Symptom and as a Syndrome Joaquín Díaz Atienza Bulimia Nervosa (BN) was not described as a syndrome until 1979 by Russell.1 This researcher linked it to Anorexia Nervosa and classified it within the disorders…
