Adolescent pregnancy and eating disorders: a minireview and case report

作者：Harrison Megan E^*; Balasubramanaiam Bannuya; Robinson Amy; Norris Mark L

来源：Eating and Weight Disorders, 2018, 23(3): 389-393.

DOI：10.1007/s40519-017-0380-2

• Eating disorder
• Anorexia nervosa
• Adolescent pregnancy
• Maternal outcome
• Child outcome

Background Despite the fact that eating disorders (EDs) during pregnancy and early child bearing can both individually increase risk to mother and child, there is a paucity of research exploring pregnancy in adolescence and concomitant EDs.
Case We report the case of a 16-year-old female with atypical anorexia nervosa, who experiences a remission of her ED behavior during pregnancy, followed by a severe relapse in the post-partum period.
Conclusion In this case, pregnancy functioned as a motivator for remission in our patient with concomitant ED. Further research is needed to identify risks of EDs in adolescent pregnancy, to explore the trajectory of pre-existing EDs during pregnancy and to identify effective interventions for prolonging remission into the post-partum period.

• 出版日期2018-6