The diagnosis of eating disorders in adults with learning disabilities: conceptualisation and implications for clinical practice.
Objective The literature suggests that less attention has been afforded to eating disorders (EDs) in adults with learning disabilities (LDs) than in adults of normal intellect. This review aimed to examine the methods, prevalence and implications of an ED diagnosis in adults with LDs. Method Key tex...
| Publicado en: | European Eating Disorders Review Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 352 - 367 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep/Oct2010
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105094087&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105094087 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10724133 BVM jtl: European Eating Disorders Review issn: 10724133 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep/Oct2010 vid: 18 iid: 5 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 105094087 53424798 10.1002/erv.1007 105094087 ppf: 352 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: The diagnosis of eating disorders in adults with learning disabilities: conceptualisation and implications for clinical practice. aug: au: Jones CJ Samuel J affil: Isis Education Centre, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK sug: subj: Eating Disorders Diagnosis Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Pica Gastroesophageal Reflux ab: Objective The literature suggests that less attention has been afforded to eating disorders (EDs) in adults with learning disabilities (LDs) than in adults of normal intellect. This review aimed to examine the methods, prevalence and implications of an ED diagnosis in adults with LDs. Method Key texts, journals and online databases were searched for literature examining disordered eating in adults with LDs. Results A review of the extant literature revealed that a range of dysfunctional eating behaviours have been classified as ‘eating disorders’ and highlighted a lack of clarity about the distinction between feeding and EDs. A small body of research suggests that some individuals with LDs show the emotional and cognitive characteristics of typical EDs. Discussion The lack of consensus about conceptualisation, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of EDs in individuals with LDs needs to be addressed in order to aid awareness and enhance clinical approaches for this population. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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