title: Developing and implementing a comprehensive program for children and adolescents with eating disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents across a continuum of care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development and implementation of a comprehensive pilot program for children and adolescents with eating disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature and clinical experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pilot program to provide comprehensive care to children and adolescents has been successful. As of November 2000, the inpatient modal eating disorder census has been 4 (highest = 10, lowest = 1). With the focus on prevention and early intervention, the multidisciplinary team continues to educate the public and providers.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Program, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA. mcummi@childmed.dallas.tx.us
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leatherwood
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Guzzetta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing