Seeking Professional Treatment
What can those with eating disorders and their carers expect in treatment:
You can expect a treatment team approach:
- Multidisciplinary approach to treatment.(i.e., a team comprised of professionals from many disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, dietetics, social work, nursing, internal/family/adolescent medicine, family therapy, and counseling)
- In addition to parents and the patient on the treatment team there are different professional disciplines represented on treatment team:
- Mental health
- Nutrition
- Physical health and medicine
- Psychopharmacology
People seeking treatment may start with a health care provider from any of the above disciplines. It is best to seek evaluation from a health care professional who has experience and expertise recognizing and evaluating eating disorders. However, don't hesitate to seek out your current family doctor or pediatrician as a starting place.
