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Child Psych

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What is an important difference between the treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents and the treatment of eating disorders in adults?
  1. The symptoms tend to be more severe in adults than in children.
  2. The symptoms tend to be more severe in children than in adults.
  3. With children, the nature of the treatment varies depending on the age and mental development of the child.
  4. In adults, the illness is usually associated with other mental health problems, while in children the condition exists on its own.
Explanation
Answer: C - The differential treatment of eating disorders in children depends not only on the varying symptomatology, but on the age and development level of the child. There is no rule of thumb for either children or adults in the severity of symptoms. Also, in both children and adults, eating disorders do not develop in a vacuum without other factors-both neurobiological and emotional-contributing to it.
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