Pervasive refusal syndrome or anorexia nervosa: a case report with a successful behavioural treatment.
Eat Weight Disord
; 26(6): 2089-2093, 2021 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32816207
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Pervasive refusal syndrome (PRS) is a rare psychiatric disease that affects children. It was first described by Lask in 1991 (Arch Dis Child 66866-869, 1991). Recently, Otasowie and Collaborators reported a systematic review about PRS. Despite this, PRS has not yet been classified in DSM-5 and ICD-11 and the lack of evidence-based treatment makes this syndrome a real challenge for clinicians. The aim of this paper is to present our experience through the description of a case report and its treatment. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
The case reported is a girl aged 11 years that fits the clinical picture described in the literature of PRS. In previous reports, behavioural treatment was not used or appreciated; our case adds new knowledge regarding the PRS diagnosis and the successful behavioural treatment during hospitalization, which we describe in all its phases.CONCLUSION:
PRS is a rare, life-threatening syndrome; it would be extremely important to have an official and evidence-based treatment guide. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V, case report.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anorexia Nervosa
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Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eat Weight Disord
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy