Episode 54: Pediatric Pulse Mini-series - Understanding Eating Disorders

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Megan Vo, a pediatrician at Stanford Medicine who focuses on treating eating disorders in children, teens and young adults. Listen in as we discuss the most common types of eating disorders in pediatric patients, including restrictive eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and binge eating disorders.

Discussion also includes the symptoms of eating disorders, how to spot them in your pediatric or adolescent patients, and the benefits of collaborating with other healthcare providers and families to treat/manage eating disorders in your patients. We will also address the impact of social media on eating disorders, factors that lead to eating disorders and resources available to clinicians.

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