PMID: 25775292Mar 17, 2015Paper

Management of anorexia nervosa in a Tunisian case

La Tunisie médicale
Harrathi AhlemMohamed B Halayem

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa is a complex psychiatric illness that can lead to severe physical complications. This work aimed to study the approach taken by the child psychiatry service of Razi hospital in the management of anorexia nervosa and to compare it with international recommendation. We propose to illustrate by a case report and review international recommendations on this topic while undertaking a review of the literature based on a Medline search using the following keywords: anorexia, nervosa adolescence, management, guidelines. Case report: AS, 16 years old, addressed to us by the school doctor for management of anorexia nervosa evolving for two years without improvement through outpatient care. His condition was considered precarious requiring urgent care in a medical hospital. She was then hospitalized at the Institute of Nutrition with a weight contract to achieve, She received a gradual refueling strongly denied. We have provided a psychological support by moving on site three times a week to help establish a good therapeutic alliance. After three weeks, the teenager has reached an acceptable weight for its output to the hospital and additional support at the outpatient child psychiatry with supportive psychotherapy. Two m...Continue Reading

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