Anorexia nervosa in adolescents Presented by Melissa Whitelaw, APD, PhD
Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially life threatening condition. As dietitians, there are few areas where we work in which our assessment and management is so critical. When we assess an adolescent we need to be aware of the possibility of an eating disorder or disordered eating. Due to the nature of the condition this is a difficult and confronting assessment to make. Melissa explains how to target questions to help ascertain if there is an issue and what we need to do to manage our client so they have the best chance of recovery.
About the presenter:
Melissa’s passion is with adolescents and adolescent health. Prior to becoming a dietitian, Melissa was a secondary school teacher for 25 years. She now specialises in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Melissa has been the dietitian with the Department of Adolescent Medicine at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital for over 12 years and also consults at the Melbourne Children’s Clinic. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne examining the clinical course of anorexia nervosa for adolescents who meet all diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa apart from weight.
Melissa has presented at national and international conferences and is the author of several papers about adolescent eating disorders published in international journals.
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