Patterns of Aberrant Eating Among Pre-adolescent Children in Foster Care

Tarren‐Sweeney, Michael

doi:10.1007/s10802-006-9045-8

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“…Pouco se sabe sobre padrões alimentares nesses ambientes, porém existem alguns indicadores de que a alimentação dos internos seria problemática, uma vez que algumas das crianças institucionalizadas apresentam deficiência mental, baixo índice de cognição e de capacidade de comunicação se comparadas a outras crianças 19 . Indivíduos com retardo mental costumam ter maior número de problemas alimentares, entre eles a pica 18 .…”

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“…Crianças institucionalizadas parecem desenvolver mais pica em consequência de seus problemas comportamentais e menor capacidade de entendimento. Tarren-Sweeney 19 avaliou 274 crianças residentes em orfanatos, com idade entre 6 e 11 anos, e verificou que 15% consumiam substâncias não nutritivas, entre elas alimentos descartados no lixo e água do vaso sanitário. Em indivíduos com retardo mental, a incidência de pica também não é adequadamente estudada, mas estima-se sua presença entre 4% e 26% deles.…”

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Da ópera-bufa ao caos nosológico: pica

Kachani¹,

Córdas²

2009

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Introdução: Define-se pica como a ingestão compulsiva de alimentos não nutritivos. Não há concordância a respeito de sua etiologia, no entanto admite-se a influência de fatores sociais, culturais, psicológicos, biológicos e comportamentais. Sua prevalência é desconhecida, uma vez que o hábito é dificilmente relatado em consultas. Objetivo: Atualização de conceitos relacionados à pica: causas, populações de risco, efeitos adversos, diagnóstico, tratamento, entre outros. Metodologia: Revisão bibliográfica realizada nos sistemas MedLine (Index Medicus), SciELO e PubMed, usando os descritores "pica", "geofagia", "amilofagia", entre outros. Resultados: A síndrome possui suposta etiologia multifatorial e prevalência imprecisa em razão da dificuldade de diagnóstico. O tratamento deve ser conduzido por uma equipe multiprofissional. Pica parece ser um comportamento comum em diferentes transtornos psiquiátricos. Conclusão: A síndrome ainda carece de descrição adequada, e a comorbidade com outros quadros psiquiátricos é frequente.Kachani AT, Cordás TA / Rev Psiq Clín. 2009;36(4):162-9 Palavras-chave: Pica, substâncias não nutritivas, consumo compulsivo. AbstractIntroduction: Pica is compulsive ingestion of non-nutritive substances. There is no consensus on its etiology but social, cultural, psychological, biological and behavioral factors seem to be involved. Pica prevalence is unknown as this behavior is rarely reported during visits. Objective: To review pica-related information: causes, populations at risk, adverse effects, diagnosis, and treatment, among others. Methods: Literature review carried out in MedLine (Index Medicus), SciELO and PubMed using the keywords "pica," "geophagy," "amylophagia," among others. Results: This syndrome has supposedly a multifactorial etiology and its prevalence is indeterminate due to its difficult diagnosis. Pica patients should be cared by a multiprofessional team. Pica seems to be a common behavior associated to several psychiatric disorders. Discussion: Pica needs to be further explored and better understood as a frequent comorbidity of other psychiatric conditions.Kachani AT, Cordás TA / Rev Psiq Clín. 2009;36(4):162-9

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Da ópera-bufa ao caos nosológico: pica

Kachani¹,

Córdas²

2009

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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“…Three of the articles were based on international studies, two of which were American (Schneider et al, 2009;Steele & Buchi, 2008), with the other study from the United Kingdom (Hadfield & Preece, 2008). The other three articles were based on Australian samples (Nathanson & Tzioumi, 2007;Osborn, 2006;Tarren-Sweeney, 2006).…”

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“…A related concern is the use of different criteria across studies to categorise children as ''overweight'' or ''obese''. Furthermore, two of the Australian studies under review (Osborn, 2006;Tarren-Sweeney, 2006) relied on the visual perceptions of case workers and not based on the measurement provided by any instrument. There were differences between study definitions of overweight or obesity, with different BMI cutoffs making findings between studies difficult to compare.…”

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Obesity in Children in Out-of-home Care: A Review of the Literature

Skouteris

McCabe

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz

et al. 2011

Australian Social Work

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Children placed in out-of-home care are a particularly disadvantaged group in society, who have often been exposed to trauma and socioeconomic disadvantage. As a result, they experience poorer health outcomes than children in the general population, especially mental health outcomes. One health outcome that has yet to be researched thoroughly is overweight and obesity of children placed in out-of-home care. Hence, the overall goal of this paper was to review the extant literature over the last decade on weight-related issues for children in out-of-home care, with particular emphasis on overweight and obesity. The findings of the review revealed that there is a lack of rigorous Australian research in relation to prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in children in out-of-home care; there is a lack of strategies or interventions designed specifically to combat overweight and obesity in children in out-of-home care; and one of the major limitations of Australian research to date is the use of self-report measures to assess the weight status of children in out-of-home care. It was concluded that prevention and intervention strategies are needed that target children as they enter out-of-home care.

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“…A more recent study reviewed by Casey et al (2012) investigated patterns of aberrant eating among 347 preadolescent children (6-11 years) residing in foster or kinship care in Australia (Tarren-Sweeney, 2006). Using the Assessment Checklist for Children, Tarren-Sweeney (2006) examined two patterns of problematic eating-food maintenance syndrome and pica-type cluster.…”

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Problematic Eating and Food-related Behaviours and Excessive Weight Gain: Why Children in Out-of-home Care Are at Risk

Green

Skouteris

Hemmingsson

et al. 2015

Australian Social Work

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Emerging evidence suggests that abuse and neglect in childhood may play a role in subsequent development of obesity. One population group particularly at risk is children and young people living in out-of-home care (OOHC). Given this population is already a vulnerable group, identifying potential mechanisms by which childhood abuse and neglect increases risk for obesity is essential. A possible explanation is that problematic eating and food-related behaviours (i.e., emotional eating, compulsive eating, overeating, binge eating, stealing or hoarding food) might mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and obesity. Hence, the overall goal of this paper was to provide a narrative review of eating and food-related difficulties for children in care and their possible association with unhealthy and excessive weight gain. This review revealed a shortage of existing empirical papers and signalled particular need for further examination of the mediating effects of problematic eating.

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Patterns of Aberrant Eating Among Pre-adolescent Children in Foster Care

Cited by 41 publications

References 34 publications

Da ópera-bufa ao caos nosológico: pica

Da ópera-bufa ao caos nosológico: pica

Obesity in Children in Out-of-home Care: A Review of the Literature

Problematic Eating and Food-related Behaviours and Excessive Weight Gain: Why Children in Out-of-home Care Are at Risk

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