In this episode:

• Distinguishing disordered eating from eating disorders and why weight loss is never normal in children
• Key growth and weight patterns that should trigger further assessment
• Practical approaches to screening, early questioning and building rapport with families
• Medical red flags including hypoglycaemia, arrhythmias and refeeding risks
• The role of hospital admission, family-based therapy and multidisciplinary support in recovery

Expert: Dr Michelle Boyd, Trained General Paediatrician

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 47 mins

Recommended resource:

• The QLD statewide guidelines for adolescent eating disorder care | Queensland Health
• Eating Disorders: A professional resource for general practitioners | National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)
• The role of the GP in the treatment of eating disorders | NEDC
• Clinician’s guide to healthy kids: Disordered eating in higher weights | Health and Wellbeing Queensland
• Treatments of medical complications of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa | National Library of Medicine
• The clinical handbook – Medical complications of eating disorders
• GP Hub by InsideOut