subject: Eating Disorders in Very Young Children [print this page] Eating disorders in pre-pubescent children are new to prominence in the medical community. Consequently, specific treatments have not been established and can be administered by your local pediatric physician. However, concerned parents can stay informed and involved by keeping regular appointments with their child's pediatrician. Those who strongly suspect the onset of an eating disorder in their prepubescent child should bring the child in for evaluation by a psychiatrist. The psychiatric physician may prescribe medication to attenuate the underlying anxiety or obsessive-compulsive condition thought to cause the child difficulty. Both individual and family therapy are thought to benefit the family unit and the child specifically.
Eating Disorders in Very Young Children
By: Samantha Gluck
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