[Psychological aspects of diet therapy of children and adolescents suffering from digestive system diseases].

Abstract

Clinicopsychological investigations of 361 patients, aged from 6 to 17 years, suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, have revealed in 60.7% of them negative psychological attitude to the dietotherapy they received. Among children and adolescents with concomitant neurotic disorders such attitude was noted in 79.6%. A system of special measures has been developed including three main elements: 1) psychotherapeutic mediation of dietotherapy before its administration and in the process of the therapy; 2) creation of the psychologic attitude to the diet adherence; 3) alteration of the patient's taste stereotype. Realization of such measures has been conducive to higher effectiveness of the dietotherapy.

• Authors: V A Skumin
• Journal: Voprosy pitaniia (Vopr Pitan) 1987 Nov-Dec Issue 6 Pg. 26-9 ISSN: 0042-8833 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Psikhologicheskie aspekty lechebnogo pitaniia deteĭ i podrostkov, stradaiushchikh bolezniami pishchevaritel'noĭ sistemy.
• PMID: 3439083 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Child
• Chronic Disease
• Digestive System Diseases (diet therapy, psychology)
• Feeding Behavior (psychology)
• Humans
• Neurotic Disorders (psychology)
• Personality
• Psychotherapy (methods)
• Set, Psychology