Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin
Christoffel K, Forsyth B. Mirror image of environmental deprivation: Severe childhood obesity of psychosocial origin. Child Abuse & Neglect 1989, 13: 249-256. PMID: 2743183, DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(89)90011-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityGrowth failurePsychosocial originSevere childhood obesityHealth care providersEarly childhoodSeparation of motherOrganic causeChildhood obesityOptimal treatmentMaternal depressionCare providersObesityPsychosocial issuesPsychosocial dysfunctionGrowth abnormalitiesChildhoodDiagnostic featuresChildrenParental limit settingChild careFailureFamily disorganizationEnvironmental deprivationDysfunction