加拿大儿科协会敦促初级保健提供者在疫情爆发期间在常规检查中对青少年进行饮食失调筛查。 Canadian Paediatric Society urges primary-care providers to screen adolescents for eating disorders in routine checkups amid pandemic rise.
加拿大儿科协会敦促初级保健提供者在例行检查和其他医疗访问期间筛查所有青少年患者是否患有饮食失调症。 The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging primary-care providers to screen all adolescent patients for eating disorders during routine checkups and other medical visits. 该协会发布了新的指南来帮助诊断饮食失调症，自新冠肺炎疫情爆发以来，饮食失调症的发病率显著上升。 The society released new guidelines to help diagnose eating disorders, which have risen significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic. 初步筛查过程可以很快，使用有关体重变化、锻炼习惯和身体形象的问题。 The initial screening process can be quick, using questions about weight changes, exercise habits, and body image. 该指南的主要作者 Holly Agostino 博士强调，初级保健提供者可以通过及早发现饮食失调并与患者和家人合作改变行为来提供帮助。 Dr. Holly Agostino, the guidelines' lead author, emphasizes that primary-care providers can help by identifying eating disorders early and working with patients and families to change behaviors.