 of pervasive development disorders can include:
- Difficulty relating to others
- Social impairment
- Repetitive behaviors/movement
- Difficulty with change
- Displaying lack of interest/ aversion to physical contact
- Trouble communicating
- Echolalia (repeating words)
Eating disorders: The three main eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. Children (and adolescents) routinely develop eating disorders, especially girls. Often stemming from social pressures, eating disorders can co-exist (comorbidity) with, and stem from depression, anxiety, low self-worth/esteem, and substance abuse.
Symptoms of eating disorders typically include:
- Self-esteem linked too closely with weight
- Low or excess food intake
- Low weight/thin
- Purging behaviors (regurgitating food after meals)
- Binging behaviors (consuming abnormally large quantities of food in one sitting)
- Feelings of guilt or shame
- Secrecy about eating
Elimination disorders: Elimination disorders center around the elimination of waste. Encopresis and enuresis are two of the more common types of elimination disorder. Encopresis and enuresis are the frequent defecating or urinating (respectively) into/onto places other than a toilet.
Symptoms of elimination disorders often include:
- Deliberate/ unintentional soiling of clothing
- Fear of the toilet (in young children)
While these are five of the more common behavioral/psychological conditions involving children, many more exist. Treatment options do exist, including: psychotherapy , cognitive behavioral therapy , rational emotive behavioral therapy, medications, and counseling.
If you feel your child may have a mental health condition, seek the help, guidance, and support of a trained mental health professional. It’s for the health of your child and you.
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