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    Int J Eat Disord. 2007 Nov;40 Suppl:S117-22.

    Classification of child and adolescent eating disturbances. Workgroup for Classification of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents (WCEDCA).

    Bravender T, Bryant-Waugh R, Herzog D, Katzman D, Kreipe RD, Lask B, Le Grange D, Lock J, Loeb K, Madden S, Nicholls D, O'Toole J, Pinhas L, Rome E, Sokol-Burger M, Wallen U, Zucker N; Workgroup for Classification of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents.

    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.

    OBJECTIVE:: The purpose of this article is to summarize major conceptual and clinical variables related to age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate classification of eating problems and disorders in children and adolescents. METHOD: A review of current classifications and related literature in child development is provided. Problems with current classification schemes are identified and discussed. RESULTS: Current classifications are inadequate to address the clinical and research needs of children and adolescents with eating disturbances and disorders. CONCLUSION: A range of possible changes in classification strategies for eating disorders in children and adolescents are described. (c) 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

    PMID: 17868122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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