Eating Disorders Program
Eating Disorders Program
The Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program provides timely, evidence based treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders, as well as comorbidities with the goal of improved emotional, physical and psychosocial functioning.
We are a specialized interdisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologist, dietitians, occupational therapists, social workers, nurses and child and youth workers.
Services Provided
- Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders ages 7-17
- Assessment is interdisciplinary and includes nurse, psychiatrist, dietitian and pediatrician.
- Our catchment area includes 11 counties including London/Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Huron, Perth, Lambton, Grey, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, and Windsor.
- We provide consultation/liaison to our outreach partners including our partner program at Vanier in London Ontario
- Treatment intensities include inpatient, day treatment and outpatient
- Outpatient treatment involves regular appointments with therapist for FBT (Family Based Treatment) or CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) with support from psychiatry, paediatrics and dietetics as appropriate.
- The Day treatment program is a more intense outpatient treatment intervention. It runs Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM. The program emphasizes nutritional rehabilitation and therapeutic programming. Youth continue their schooling through Sutton School. Duration is typically 12 weeks
- Inpatient treatment includes hospitalization within our specialized program on child and adolescent unit. This is for youth who require intensive treatment for nutritional rehabilitation and symptom interruption.
