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Doctor Specialties could include:
- Psychiatrist
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Eating Disorder Specialist
- Child and Adolescen...
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Psychotherapist
- Family Practice Phy...
- Pediatrician
- Internist
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Counselor
- Adolescent Medicine...
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Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you (or your child) have symptoms of an eating disorder.
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A healthcare professional should be consulted at the first sign of behaviors associated with bulimia.
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A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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To become a psychiatrist, a doctor must complete a four-year, psychiatric-residency program for training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mood, anxiety, substance-abuse and gender-identity disorders, as well as other psychological and interpersonal problems. Two years of additional training in child and adolescent psychiatry in an accredited fellowship program are required, as well as successful completion of an oral and written examination for Board Certification.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) offers subspecialty certification in Adolescent Medicine for practitioners of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Adolescent
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