Challenging old concepts in the medical management of adolescents with eating disorders
Eating disorders are prevalent in children and adolescents and it is the pediatrician to whom a worried parent will bring a child when there is concern about a possible eating disorder. This presentation will discuss the changing epidemiology of eating disorders, describe new diagnostic criteria, and review the differential diagnosis of weight loss and vomiting. The presentation will provide updated evidence challenging old concepts in the medical management of eating disorders in adolescents.