2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Changes of drawings by the children with anorexia nervosa
| Project/Area Number |
10670894
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Psychiatric science
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| Research Institution | Nagoya university |
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Principal Investigator |
INOKO Kayo School of medicine, Nagoya university, Associate professor, 医学部, 助教授 (80168476)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HONJO Shuji School of education, Nagoya university, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (90181544)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2000
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| Keywords | Eating disorder / Anorexia nervosa / Child and adolescents / Depressive disorder / Anxiety disorder |
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| Research Abstract |
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-induced weight loss, distorted body image, menstrual dysfunction, and comorbid depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
We reported the cases who recovered completely after index episode. Psychological and social impairment did not persist after weight restoration. Though they initially demonstrated social isolation, Weight restoration per se may result in improvement in social isolation
Eating disorders present with a mix of disturbances in multiple domains. Assesing comorbid psychiatric disorders such as depressive disorders, anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders Child Assessment Schedule were used. Self-reports also were used.
We studied initial symptoms and comorbid disorders with which Poorer prognosis has been associated.
The Children who were refered to psychiatric department of Nagoya University Hospital, and younger than 16 years old, were studied as follows :
# Clinical investigation
# Chid Assessment Schedule :
# Self-reports : Eating Disorder Inventory, Birlson Depression Rating Scale, Children Depression Inventory, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
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