Anorexia y bulimia en adolescentes desde la atención de enfermería

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the most common eating disorders and constitute a real public health problem due to the consequences on mental and physical health and the eminent risk of death because of the clinical implications. Objective: to describe nursing care in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in adolescents by means of a literature review. Methodology: a bibliographic review was carried out in databases such as: Scopus, PubMed, BVS, Medline, Scielo, among others, as well as official pages of health entities, using descriptors such as: "Anorexia", "Bulimia", "eating disorders". Results: the search for information showed a total of 95,501 bibliographic sources, with the application of selection criteria, 312 sources remained; after the final review by means of critical reading, 51 sources were selected for the development of the current study. Conclusion: nurses are the main care managers in eating disorders and therefore have a central role in the care of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as they are the ones who timely detect symptoms and warning signs, provide outpatient activity, plan admissions and rehabilitation activities in hospitals, in addition to scheduling specialized treatments.