The unhappy obese child

OBJECTIVE: One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. The paper discusses the psychological and social effects of obesity. METHOD: Current studies examining the psychosocial strains of obese children and adolescents are reported. The report especially focuse...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2005-09, Vol.29 (Suppl 2), p.S127-S129
1. Verfasser:	Warschburger, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Affective Symptoms Anxiety Asthma Child Children & youth Chronic illnesses Coping Counseling psychology Epidemiology Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Internal Medicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Metabolic Diseases Motor Activity Obesity Obesity - psychology Overweight Public Health Quality of life Risk factors Self Concept Self esteem Social Environment Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVE: One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. The paper discusses the psychological and social effects of obesity. METHOD: Current studies examining the psychosocial strains of obese children and adolescents are reported. The report especially focuses on stigmatization, mental health disorders, school performance and health-related quality of life. DISCUSSION: Research is showing that obesity is associated with poorer psychosocial functioning—even compared with other chronic diseases. Future studies should further explicate the risk and protective factors for developing severe psychosocial strain.
ISSN:	0307-0565 1476-5497
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ijo.0803097