Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious disease with a lifetime prevalence of up to 3.6% in women and 0.3% in men. Abnormally low weight and the associated starvation partly account for its somatic and mental manifestations. ⋯ Marked weight loss in childhood and adolescence can trigger AN in the presence of a predisposition to this disease. Patients and their families should receive psychoeducation regarding the symptoms of starvation and their overlap with those of AN. Important objectives are to shorten the duration of the illness, minimize mortality and the risk of chronic illness, and to identify pharmacological approaches to treatment.
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Practice Guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline: Interventions for Developmental Language Delay and Disorders.
It is estimated that 9.9% of children have developmental language disorders (DLD), 7.6% in the form of circumscribed DLD without any serious accompanying impairment and 2.3% with comorbidities that have a bearing on language, such as hearing disorders. Developmental language disorders are among the more commonly treated childhood disorders; if they persist, they often adversely affect educational attainment and social standing later in life. Developmental language delay during the third year of life is an important risk factor for developmental language disorders. ⋯ Early parent- and child-centered interventions combined with pedagogical language promotion, and the use of evidence-based treatment components, dose frequencies and forms, and settings, can help improve the efficacy of interventions for developmental language delay and disorders.