Strategies To Deal With Selective Eating Disorder

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STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH SELECTIVE EATING DISORDER
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SELECTIVE EATING DISORDER

• Selective Eating Disorder (SED) surely isnt a
  life-threatening condition but its nonetheless
  something that everyone should take seriously.
  Not just because it can impact the life of the
  person who suffers from it in a very negative
  way, but also because it might lead to long-term
  health problems.
• Sign Symptoms of Selective Eating Disorder
  include
• Fear of choking or vomiting
• Limiting food to specific textures
• Significant weight loss
• Stunted growth
• Nutritional deficiency

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STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH SELECTIVE EATING DISORDER

• Prepare The Same Meal For Everyone
• Persistence Pays Off
• Have Them Meal Prep In The Kitchen
• One New Food At A Time
• Dish Out Age-Appropriate Portions
• Create a Positive Eating Environment
• Let Them Play With Their Food
• Put Foods On Rotation
• Experiment With Graduated Exposure

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ABOUT ELLERN MEDE
Ellern Mede has been providing evidence based
specialized treatment for children and young
people with eating disorder since 2000. Ellern
Mede helps you in several eating disorder
treatment, one of the major eating disorder are
Selective Eating Disorder. We have two
hospitals, both based in North London, the first
is at Ridgeway and is registered for 28 patients
and the second is at Barnet is registered for up
to 16 patients to treat this disease effectively
and efficiently.
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TREATMENT OF SELECTIVE EATING DISORDER
Ellern Mede follows NICE guidelines which
suggests Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and
Family Based Therapy (FBT) are treatments of
choice for people with eating disorders. For
young people with restrictive types of eating
disorder, family based therapy is an effective
intervention. Exposure and Response Prevention
(ERP), formerly used to treat addictions or
anxiety, is useful for selective eating disorder
when used in combination with CBT.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Email info_at_ellernmede.org Phone 44 (0)20
3209 7900 Address Ellern Mede Ridgeway Holcombe
Hill The Ridgeway Mill Hill London NW7
4HX Website https//ellernmede.org