Comportamento alimentar de risco para transtornos alimentares em adolescentes de uma escola particular de Lagarto/SE: Uma serie de casos

Abstract

Introduction: This study has as its central theme the risk behavior for eating disorders in adolescents from private schools in the municipality of Lagarto/SE. Objective: The present study aimed to report 9 cases of eating behavior with risk for eating disorders presenting the different results of applied tests and body perceptions of the individuals. Methodology: The research has as tools the EAT-26 questionnaire; BITE questionnaire; The scale of silhouettes proposed by Stunkard, Sorenson and Schlusinger, in addition to the evaluation of height and weight for determination of BMI. It is hoped that this research can characterize the population at risk describing the determinants for the development of such pathologies. Results and discussion: It is the case that most of the cases related to the diagnosis of the disorder are associated with the diagnosis of the disorders that are investigated through the questionnaires. Showing results common in the area. Conclusion: Despite the complexity of obtaining a diagnosis of eating disorders, due to the heterogeneity of the determinants of the pathology, the case reports that this socio-sanitary problem is becoming increasingly common among adolescents, Disease by common criteria cited in the literature.