Adolescent Medicine
Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program
About the Program
The Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program is an evaluation and treatment program for pre-teens and young adults with various eating disorders including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It is also open to teens and young adults who have symptoms or are in the early stages of developing an eating disorder, seeming to diet excessively, engage in self-induced vomiting, have a distorted body image, or are having conflicts with family or friends over eating. This superior evaluation and treatment program services teens and young people in Upstate New York, reaching north to Watertown, south to the state line, west toward Buffalo, and east to Albany.
Based at Golisano Children's Hospital, the program has attracted an interdisciplinary, professional team specializing in Adolescent Medicine; Psychiatry and Psychology; Nutrition; Nursing; Social Work; and Teen Life.
It is this nationally recognized team that comprehensively assesses young people who come to Golisano Children's Hospital and develops and implements effective, individualized treatment plans. This program is comprehensive, offering both inpatient and outpatient services. Drawing on the most current and proven methods of treatment, Adolescent Medicine moves young people toward wellness and a healthy adulthood.
Young People Who Are at Risk
Most young people at risk to develop an eating disorder are:
- Girls and young women
- Young people who are depressed, anxious, sad, with feelings of helplessness, or the need to be perfect
- Students involved in athletic or artistic endeavors that emphasize thinness (e.g., ballet, running, or gymnastics)
- Teens dealing with family stress, transitions, or loss
- Individuals teased about their weight by family or friends
Our Patients in the Program
The Eating Disorders Program is designed for young patients from 10 to 21 years of age. Every socioeconomic level is affected, though young people in middle-to-upper income families are particularly susceptible to eating disorders. Girls and young women are affected in greater numbers than boys or young men.
The Program's Success Rates
The success rates are very good. More than 80% of Golisano Children's Hospital inpatient eating disorder patients attain a healthy eating pattern and retain that pattern in 4- to 12-year follow-up studies.
There is substantive evidence that Golisano Children's Hospital outpatients recover in the vast majority of cases.
Information and Support Services
View our collection of support group and useful information about eating disorders.
Contact Us
To participate in the Eating Disorders Program, or to enroll your child, talk with your child's primary care physician (PCP), or call directly to schedule an appointment (participants in certain health plans will require a referral from their PCP).
For further information, please contact:
Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program
Golisano Children's Hospital
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 690
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: (585) 275-2964
Fax: (585) 242-9733
