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Peer reviewedCasper, Regina C., Ed. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1996
The articles of this special issue report on studies of the outcomes of treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. These studies leave no doubt about the mortality risk and debilitating nature of chronic anorexia nervosa, but they do suggest that the prognosis, given expert treatment, is favorable for the most part. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Eating Habits, Emotional Disturbances
