Medical & Psychological Treatment
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Building a Treatment Team
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Medical Monitoring: Routine Check-up
Medical Monitoring: Body Systems
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Medical Monitoring: Body Systems
Medical investigations
Medical investigations will need to be tailored to the individual complaints and needs of the person.
Remember: FOOD IS MEDICINE and is the most important treatment available for these conditions.
However, the following may be applicable:
Brain
Watch out for:
Eating disorders commonly co-occur with:
- Anxiety/Depression/OCD
- Emergence of OCD symptoms at low weight
- Personality disorders/AOD/Trauma
- Suicidality
- Pseudo atrophy of brain in long term illness
Quick tips:
- Ensure these are addressed as part of treatment plan
- Develop a safety plan
- Medication - generally not indicated but can be useful for co-morbidities
- Mindfulness-based activities to calm the system
- Relaxation/Mediation/Yoga (ED-informed)
