Eating disorder symptoms often missed

We occasionally highlight articles in the press that we agree with. A recent article in mysanantonio.com does a good job of describing what is a very common problem in eating disorder treatment: failing to recognize, or worse, ignoring eating disorder symptoms until the problem is obvious (and much more dangerous).

As Dr. O'Toole has mentioned before in past blogs, spotting eating disorder symptoms is crucial to successful treatment, especially in life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia. If you are unsure whether your child is displaying symptoms of an eating disorder please refer to our diagnostic video, Spotting the Tiger: Recognizing Eating Disorder Symptoms in Children. Or give us a call at 503 249 8851 and ask for our intake coordinator. Whatever you do, don't ignore that nagging voice telling you there is something wrong. As parents, you are more often right than wrong about your kids.