Sawsan Hassan Abdalla Hashim
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research
CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF ATYPICAL ANOREXIA NERVOSA IN ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s): Sawsan Hassan Abdalla Hashim*, Sara Ghazi Alenezi, Ohoud Salman Alenazi, Saad Abdullah Saad Almutairi, Mohammed Muthyib Almuawi and Kholoud Obeid H Al Bathaly
Objectives: To summarize current research on the characteristics and outcomes of atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 299 pertinent publications were found after a comprehensive search across four databases. 34 full-text publications were examined after duplicates were eliminated using Rayyan QCRI and relevance was checked; four studies finally satisfied the requirements for inclusion. Results: We included six studies with a total of 2059 participants and the majority 1791 (87%) were females. Adolescents with AAN, particularly those with a history of being overweight or obese, experience delayed diagnosis and treatment due to significant weight loss masking disordered eating patterns. Regardless of initial weight, rapid and extensive weight loss correlates with poor healt.. Read More»