Eating Disorders Outpatient

The Eating Disorders Clinic provides comprehensive outpatient medical and psychiatric evaluation, treatment and follow-up for children and teenagers with eating disorders including:

• Anorexia nervosa 
• Bulimia nervosa
• Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
• Other eating disorders, including Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)

The clinic is a part of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital's Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program.

Outpatient treatment options include:

• Medical management to prevent, detect and treat complications
• Nutritional assessment and management
• Growth and development evaluation
• Assessment and management of osteopenia and osteoporosis
• Psychiatric medication evaluation and monitoring (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Psychotherapy for eating disorders (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
  • Family-based Treatment (FBT) for eating disorders
  • Adolescent Focused Therapy (AFT) for eating disorders
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders (CBT-ED)
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT) for eating disorders

Make a clinic appointment

New Patients
Patients, families or referring physicians can call the Eating Disorders Intake Coordinator at (650) 723-5511 for an initial clinic appointment.

Returning Patients
Following the first visit, patients and families can call (650) 497-2701 for information and to schedule an appointment.