Feeding disorders in infants and toddlers: diagnosis and treatment

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2002 Apr;11(2):163-83. doi: 10.1016/s1056-4993(01)00002-5.

Abstract

Each of the six feeding disorders described presents with specific symptoms, has a different origin, and responds to different interventions. Consequently, it is important to establish an accurate diagnosis and use the appropriate intervention for the specific feeding disorder. As the study by Benoit et al [7] demonstrates, an intervention that may be helpful for one feeding disorder can be completely ineffective for another.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Failure to Thrive / classification
  • Failure to Thrive / diagnosis*
  • Failure to Thrive / psychology
  • Failure to Thrive / therapy
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / classification
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / diagnosis*
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / psychology
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male