Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Eating disorders in adolescents: Principles of diagnosis and treatment
Eating disorders are complex illnesses that affect adolescents with increasing frequency. They rank as the third most common…
What if My Attempts to Convince My Child to Accept Treatment Aren’t Working?
Despite your best efforts to persuade your child to accept professional attention, it’s possible that she’ll continue to…
Informing Others That She Has an Eating Disorder
You and your child do not necessarily want every relative and friend to know that she has an…
Discussing Social Activity
If your child has an eating disorder, chances are she goes to great lengths to avoid eating socially;…
Enhancing Her Motivation to Change
For an individual with an eating disorder to acknowledge that she is ill and needs help is often…
Getting a Medical Evaluation
If your child shows signs of an eating disorder (such as weight loss, dieting when there is no…
What if She Shows Signs of an Eating Disorder?
"It was really scary,” says Roberta, of the August before her daughter Serena’s ninth-grade year. Now 24 and…
Helping Her Cope - Eating Disorders: Guide To Your Child’s Treatment and Recovery
Since every family situation is different and eating disorders are complex conditions, there is no one “right” way…
New Beginnings
The months immediately after childbirth (which are known as the postpartum period) can pose quite a challenge to…
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Will she be able to have children? If your daughter developed an eating disorder as a teen or…
Eating Disorders Throughout Life
"My daughter is about to turn 35,” says Claudia. “A decade ago, her eating disorder was getting the…
What Medications May Help My Child?
Whether your child may benefit from psychiatric medication warrants close evaluation by her primary care physician or a…
Discussing Bone Health
Healthy puberty brings about a growth spurt. Young people who develop anorexia before reaching their genetically programmed adult…
Medical Dangers of Eating Disorders
The number-one priority of your child’s treatment team will be to help her reach and maintain medical safety.…
Medical Care and Monitoring
Will she get better? How? Those questions weighed heavily on Lucinda’s mind when she first came to talk…
Eating Disorders Risk Factors in a Nutshell
Risk factors for Eating disorders are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the…
Eating Disorders Run in Families: Yvette’s Story
Yvette, 47, an acclaimed long-distance runner, relates her eating disorder, which struck as a college senior and lasted…
Is She a Future Olympiad?
The ability of a serious athlete to push herself to the limit can be a unique gift. Over…
Does She View You as Perfect?
It is not unusual for a young person to perceive her parents as more perfect than they are.…
Does She See and Believe That She Is Special?
Conscientiousness and a drive to excel are positive qualities through which a person can make great strides. But…
Abnormal Eating Practices and Diverse Populations
One of the myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a “white kid’s problem.” The truth is…
Coping with Cliques
Adolescent girls tend to form exclusive groups called cliques, complete with leaders and specific codes of behavior regarding…
Myths and facts about Eating Disorders
"Why does my child have an eating disorder? Why did this happen? Is it my fault?” Although scientists…
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