ArticleJournal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent2023
What does weight have to do with Atypical AN? A commentary on weight outcomes for adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa in family-based treatment.
Article in Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Clinician Practices in Determining Expected Body Weights Across Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Premorbid Weight Status Predicts Weight Gain During Treatment of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- A Weight-Inclusive Approach to Restrictive Eating Disorders: De-Centering Weight.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Weight Stigma in the Development, Maintenance, and Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Case Series Informing Implications for Research and Practice.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- TeenGrowth: Individualized Estimations of Weight-Related Risk and Recovery Metrics for Young People With Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Improving adult inpatient eating disorder treatment: perspectives of a sample of individuals in Canada with lived experience.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Is the journal a place for debates?Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2023Article
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Abstract
Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) has historically been underrecognized by clinicians due to traditional markers of low weight as indicative of malnutrition. Inadequate case identification can lead to treatment delays while placing children and adolescents with AAN at further risk of medical and psychiatric sequalae. The accompanying article in this journal issue examines the challenges of determining weight-based treatment goals for this population. In this commentary, we elaborate on this discussion and question the validity of weight stabilization as a treatment target in child and adolescent AAN. Furthermore, we address: (1) the role of weight and historical, variable, and stable growth curves in shaping treatment goals; (2) future growth targets, including numeric and remission targets; and; (3) the impact of weight stigma and implicit weight bias in clinical decision-making. We argue that target weights must take a secondary role in the treatment of AAN, shifting the focus to the mental, behavioural, and nutritional aspects of this disorder. In addition, we recommend that clinicians acknowledge and mitigate fears around weight gain and weight-based social rejection for young people and families in treatment.
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