Anxiety Disorder in comorbidity with eating disorders in adolescent patients
Ayoubi, Elaheh; Rihma, Vanessa (2022)
Ayoubi, Elaheh
Rihma, Vanessa
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202205118537
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202205118537
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Background: The number of cases of adolescents suffering from anxiety and eating disorders is on the rise with more female adolescents than male adolescents being affected. However, to our knowledge very few studies exist in this area. Aim: Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the current assessment and management approaches to generalized anxiety disorders in adolescents with eating disorders. This understanding helps health workers in this area (nurses inclusive) to optimize care for these adolescents through early symptom identification and administering the most appropriate treatment approach. The research question for this study is how anxiety disorder can be assessed and managed in patients with eating disorders. Methods: This was a literature review study utilizing an inductive content analysis. Data were retrieved from four databases: EBSCO, CINAHL, PubMed, and google scholar. Twenty-one studies were included in this study after meeting the inclusion criteria. Results: Through these studies, four results categories were created: manifestation, comorbidity, assessment, and management. The manifestation category consists of the prevalence and symptoms. The comorbidity category consists of the different psychiatric disorders that can manifest together with anxiety and eating disorders. The assessment category consists of the different tools, criteria, and methods that can be used to diagnose or identify anxiety-related disorders. Lastly, the management category consists of the approaches that can be used to offer support to the affected adolescents. The understanding of the content in each of these categories promotes offering appropriate and timely support to adolescents with anxiety and eating disorders.