The Peter Pan Syndrome: Inpatient treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa

Mirkin, Marsha Pravder

doi:10.1007/bf00926583

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“…The desire for control and the ability to manipulate family, friends, teachers and clinicians is a well-recognised trait of AN 38. This can be challenging for medical, nursing and allied health professionals working with young people.…”

Section: Legal and Ethical Issues In Anmentioning

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Medical management of acute severe anorexia nervosa

Norrington

Stanley

Tremlett

et al. 2011

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed

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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a common condition affecting young people. The medical management of AN on a general paediatric ward is challenging. It is important to identify young people who are at risk of medical complications, so early intervention can be instigated. This article aims to review the clinical practice and evidence supporting the current medical management of young people with AN. It provides a system-based approach to potential complications of the disease, guidance on feeding and the management of re-feeding syndrome. Approaches to legal and ethical challenges are also considered. While the importance of psychiatric treatment is recognised, the same is not discussed within this article.

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Section: Legal and Ethical Issues In Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medical management of acute severe anorexia nervosa

Norrington

Stanley

Tremlett

et al. 2011

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed

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The Peter Pan syndrome: Was James M. Barrie anorexic?

Fried

Vandereycken

1989

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Recently, anorexia nervosa has been referred to as the "Peter Pan syndrome,"a metaphor based on the theme of not growing up. Beside the fact that Peter Pan was a "boy who would not grow up," another parallelism with anorexia nervosa may lie within the creator himself. We discuss the possibility that lames M . Barrie, author of "Peter Pan," might have been himself anorexic in childhood and adolescence.The appelation "Peter Pan syndrome" has recently been popularized as metaphor for "men who have never grown up," i.e., who have reached adult age but are unable to face adult feelings and responsibilities (Kiley, 1983). In a more specific sense, the term "Peter Pan syndrome" has been used to characterize anorexia nervosa patients whose fear of growing into adulthood has often been described as a central psychological feature: Mirkin (1983) coined, or recoined, this term independently; Finnish psychiatrists (Ihalainen, 1973;Laajus, 1979) had long used it without being able to recall where they had first heard it, and diligent search of the literature had not so far enabled us to locate the originator. "The boy who would not grow up" is the subtitle of the famous drama "Peter Pan"

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Peter Pan Syndrome “Men Who Don’t Grow”: Developing a Scale

Kalkan

Batık

Kaya

et al. 2019

Men and Masculinities

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Peter Pan Syndrome is a concept that used to characterize the “never-growing” men who have reached an adult age, but cannot face their adult sensations and responsibilities. Individuals with Peter Pan Syndrome have difficulties in social and professional relationships because of their irresponsible behaviors and narcissistic properties. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale in order to measure the level of Peter Pen Syndrome in male individuals. In accordance with this purpose, the draft form was sent to experts to get their feedback, and some statements have been revised in accordance with the feedback. The Peter Pan Syndrome Scale is a twenty-two-item self-report measurement, and each item is evaluated on five-point Likert Type scale. Construct validity of the scale was determined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a three-factor model was created, namely, “Escape from Responsibility”, “Power Perception,” and “Never Growing Child”. EFA results shows that these three factors were describing 47.05% of the variance. Results of EFA were verified by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The internal consistency coefficient and the confidence coefficient of the split-half were used to determine the reliability of the scale. The Cronbach’s alpha value was found to be 0.88 for the total scale.

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The Peter Pan Syndrome: Inpatient treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa

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Medical management of acute severe anorexia nervosa

Medical management of acute severe anorexia nervosa

The Peter Pan syndrome: Was James M. Barrie anorexic?

Peter Pan Syndrome “Men Who Don’t Grow”: Developing a Scale

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