Feeding and Eating Disorders
Resources for youth with feeding and eating problems, including sensory food aversions, ARFID, anorexia, and bulimia.
Screening and Assessment Tools
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26): Free screening instrument for adolescents and adults.
The Stanford-Washington University Eating Disorder Screen (SWED) 3.0: Free screening tool for ages 13+; administered and scored online.
Therapy Tools and Patient Handouts
Understanding Early Childhood Feeding and Eating Problems: Family-facing website including articles and videos from Dr. Irene Chatoor, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington University and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s National Medical Center.
National Eating Disorders Association: Extensive website with free resources, including a warmline, an online screening tool, a chatbot called Tessa for patients, and a 96-page parent handbook.
Treatment and Pharmacology Guides
Eating Disorders guide from Bright Futures: 11-page PDF document for pediatricians with an overview of symptoms and treatment considerations.
Identification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: 2010 report from American Academy of Pediatrics.
Virginia Mental Health Access Program Guide for Promoting Child and Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health in Primary Care (VMAP Guidebook): The VMAP Guidebook is a compilation of evidence-based practices, up-to-date resources, and practical knowledge specifically geared toward pediatric and adolescent health care providers.
Management of Eating Disorders: This care process model (CPM) and accompanying patient education were developed by a multidisciplinary team, including primary care physicians (PCPs), mental health specialists, registered dietitians, and eating disorder specialists, under the leadership of Intermountain Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Clinical Program.
Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Diagnosis and Management: 2021 article from American Family Physician.
Webinars for Providers
Identification and Management of Eating Disorders; Addressing Picky and Disordered Eating in Young Children: Resilience Breaks is a series of webinars for Maryland pediatricians from BHIPP.
Assessing and Treating Eating Disorders:Monthly webinar series for pediatricians from the ACCESS Mental Health Connecticut child mental health access program.
ARFID, anorexia: Lectures from the MC3 mental health access program at the University of Michigan.
