“How do psychiatrists help with obesity?”
I have obesity and want to treat it. How do psychiatrists help with obesity?
2 Answers
Probably by behavioral therapy
Trying to understand a patient eating habits and early childhood growth and
development
Trying to understand a patient eating habits and early childhood growth and
development
Adolescents with obesity experience bias and bullying from their peers; many, particularly females, develop a negative self-image that persists into adulthood.
Overweight children and adolescents may engage in unhealthy eating behaviors in an attempt to lose weight.
It is important to promote healthy eating habits without prompting or worsening an eating disorder, and care should be taken to minimize this risk through counseling that supports a positive body image and healthy eating patterns.
The goal of behavioral therapy is to help patients(of any age group) make long-term changes in their eating behavior by modifying and monitoring their food intake, modifying their physical activity, and controlling cues and stimuli in the environment that trigger eating.
Overweight children and adolescents may engage in unhealthy eating behaviors in an attempt to lose weight.
It is important to promote healthy eating habits without prompting or worsening an eating disorder, and care should be taken to minimize this risk through counseling that supports a positive body image and healthy eating patterns.
The goal of behavioral therapy is to help patients(of any age group) make long-term changes in their eating behavior by modifying and monitoring their food intake, modifying their physical activity, and controlling cues and stimuli in the environment that trigger eating.
