Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 194-201
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220826
The Current Approach Related to Eating Disorders by Improved Health Psychology in Adolescents
Unnati Dolas1, Archana Zala2, Shifa Naik3
1,2,31st Year Students of M.Sc. Medical Technology (2021-23), Symbiosis Institute Of Health Science, Lavale, Pune - 412115
Corresponding Author: Unnati Dolas
ABSTRACT
Background: This study is based on the eating disorder in adolescence. The most common physiological illness suffered by adolescents is Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia nervosa which is linked with psychological, behavioral, and socio-environmental domains and their main effects on purging, binge eating, and being overweight.
Objective: To examine eating disorders in children and adolescents regarding their characteristics, risk factors and cognitive behavioral therapy treatment.
Methods: Articles were searched in the PubMed and Scopus databases. Inclusive criteria: age group, Clinical diagnoses of (AN, BN, or BED), measure weight related behaviors, psychological comorbidities Exclusive criteria: age group above 25 and older, population with no ED. Over 13,796 people with eating disorders were studied on the bases of the review articles with the exposure of psychological, behavioral and socio-environmental.
Conclusions: Among the risk factors for eating disorders, social and family environment and the media were the most important ones. As to family environment, mealtimes appeared to be underlying in shaping eating behavior and the development of disorders. Furthermore, cognitive behavioral therapy consists of, healing in a self-help bibliotherapy, or by means of phone, for the individuals, successfully supported intervention for children with eating problems with help of their family.
Key words: children, adolescents, eating behavior, bulimia nervosa, anorexia, binge eating, CBT.