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Symptoms of Eating Disorders:
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Many adolescents have body image issues as they go through puberty and their body begins to change on them. Many adults also may not be happy with their bodies, however most find a way to be accepting of the skin they're in and learn to love themselves. Due to the physical changes and the self-consciousness of adolescence, many can become anxious about their physical appearance and resort to unhealthy ways of managing their weight such as under eating to the point of anorexia, making themselves throw up in binge and purge cycles in bulimia, or use other means such as over exercise, use diet pills, or other means to manage their weight. Others can't control themselves and overeat to unhealthy weights. These issues can lead to major problems, such as fatigue, heart problems, delayed brain development, bone loss, and even death.
Fortunately, there is help. At the Bay Area Center for Adolescents, our clinicians help adolescents overcome their eating problems whether they be mild problems around body image, or full disorders such as bulimia or anorexia. We utilize effective treatments such as Maudsley Approach: Family Based Treatment for eating disorders, which is recommended as the first line of treatment for anorexia in adolescents, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, which are also found to be effective in treating eating disorders. We can help your child to be happy in the skin they're in, and in extreme cases of anorexia or bulimia, we may even save your child's life. Whether you have an eating disorder, are worried about your child, your friend, your friend's child, a student, or any adolescent with eating problems or weight issues, we can discuss how to get help.
Fortunately, there is help. At the Bay Area Center for Adolescents, our clinicians help adolescents overcome their eating problems whether they be mild problems around body image, or full disorders such as bulimia or anorexia. We utilize effective treatments such as Maudsley Approach: Family Based Treatment for eating disorders, which is recommended as the first line of treatment for anorexia in adolescents, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, which are also found to be effective in treating eating disorders. We can help your child to be happy in the skin they're in, and in extreme cases of anorexia or bulimia, we may even save your child's life. Whether you have an eating disorder, are worried about your child, your friend, your friend's child, a student, or any adolescent with eating problems or weight issues, we can discuss how to get help.
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