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Determining treatment goal weights for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatrics2018Official publication

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2018) on “Determining treatment goal weights for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa”. One of the challenges faced by paediatric health professionals treating children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) is determining the specific weight needed to achieve physical, emotional and cognitive recovery. Clinicians and researchers have struggled to standardize process, methods and terminology around what is now referred to as the “treatment goal weight” (TGW).This practice point summarizes recommenda.

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