Volume 12, issue 1
Reviews
The osseous system in eating disorders
ANNA ŚMIECH1, ANNA WYSZOGRODZKA-KUCHARSKA1, Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska1
1. Kliniki Zaburzeń Afektywnych i Psychiatrii Młodzieżowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi
Postępy Psychiatrii Neurologii, 2003, 12, 79-87
Keywords: anorexia nervosa, osteoporosis
Abstract
Review – Osseous mass deficiency of various severity (osteopenia or osteoporosis) is a common phenomenon in anorexia nervosa. In the article data are presented concerning prevalence of this complication. Its underlying mechanisms as well as methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment are discussed.
Conclusions – Clinical importance of the problem is stressed and same diagnostic and corrective measures are suggested.
Address for correspondence:
Dr Anna Śmiech, Klinika Zaburzeń Afektywnych i Psychiatrii Młodzieżowej Uniwersytetu
Medycznego, ul. Czechosłowacka 8110,92-216 Łódź