Your initial consultation will include:
- A medical evaluation by a doctor skilled in adolescent medicine and eating disorder treatment. The doctor will assess your health by checking your height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and temperature and will determine the severity of any existing medical complications you may have. Our doctor will contact your primary care doctor to help coordinate care.
- A mental health consultation with a counselor experienced in treating adolescent eating disorders. Fighting back against these disorders requires improving your body image and self-esteem and addressing other emotional issues.
Some people discover they have other problems such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or substance abuse. The therapist can assist in diagnosing these difficulties.
Therapy can also be an important part of getting well if family tensions, relationships with friends or poor communication exists in your life.
- A nutrition evaluation with a nutritionist. This can help you create a safe eating plan and answer your questions about food. People receive many mixed messages in a culture obsessed with fast food, dieting and body image. The nutritionist can discuss some of these harmful myths and help you create an individualized guide to achieve healthy eating and healthy living.
Your additional appointments
After the initial evaluation, the Eating Disorders Program will help you set up appropriate treatment. The program works with primary care providers to ensure a comprehensive treatment program. Referrals to local health care providers, as well as to providers at Children's, are available.
Treatment may require:
- Ongoing individual and family therapy
- Medical monitoring
- Nutritional support
The Eating Disorders Program is committed to helping you and your family. The program uses a multi-disciplinary approach for evaluation and treatment to help formulate an individualized treatment plan and make preliminary recommendations that will work best for you.
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While no patient's experience is exactly like another's, below is a general idea of what you will experience when you have an appointment at Children's Eating Disorders Program.
