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Eating disorders and obesity in adolescents : clinical implications .

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Binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with obesity and a quarter of adolescents with weight excess may suffer from the complete or a partial form of this disorder. A systematic screening for BED should be performed in this population as non-identification will complicate the patient's management. A short screening tool, -named ADO-BEDs, was specifically developed for these adolescents. This latter tool appears to be useful to guide the medical consul-tation. As such, the health professional will be able to refer the -patient for further evaluation in case of BED suspicion. Health -professionals should be aware that body dissatisfaction or teasing triggered by the adolescent's body are not an incentive to lose weight and increase the risk of eating disorders. Therefore, negative comments should be avoided in consultation.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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Revue medicale suisse
Volume
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16
Issue
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691
Number of Pages
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769-772
Date Published
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2020
ISSN Number
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1660-9379
Short Title
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Rev Med Suisse
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