儿科进食障碍护理中的家庭基础治疗

Protecting Developmental Milestones While Promoting Recovery By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN Eating disorders among children and adolescents are on the rise, and the treatment of restrictive eating disorders—including anorexia nervosa, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED)—in this population requires navigating one of the most clinically complex intersections in health care. It’s not about simply treating a state of acute malnutrition, it’s also about intervening during a critical window of physical, neurocognitive, and emotional development,1 which means there isn’t time to wait for a malnourished adolescent to find “motivation” to recover. Eating disorder dietitians working with this age group are seeing a shift from individual-focused nutrition counseling to family-centered models. …