01524nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653001200130653002000142653001800162653003600180100003800216700002800254245011300282300001200395490000700407520086400414022001401278020001401292       2011                            d  c06/2011bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAnxiety10aarticle10abody mass index10achild obesity10amultidisciplinary intervention.1 aMónica Teresa González-Ramírez1 aEdith G. Pompa-Guajardo00aDecrease of anxiety and body mass index in overweight and obese children after a multidisciplinary treatment  a211-2190 v173 aIn order to assess the effectiveness of a six-month multidisciplinary program, in decreasing body mass index (BMI) and anxiety in a group of children, we compared their results before and after treatment with a control group. The intervention was applied in two occasions (2007 and 2008), with adjustments during the second year, involving 21 children in 2007, 14 in 2008 and 33 children in the control group. The Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS-R; Reynolds & Richmond, 1997) was applied and BMI was calculated with a precision scale. No significant changes were observed in the 2007 group, whilst in the 2008 group, both anxiety and BMI decreased significantly; these variables increased in the control group. It may be important to include the child’s family and school environment if the aim is to strengthen adherence to healthy eating habits.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437