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Psychological Treatment of Food Refusal in Young Children
Author(s) -
Douglas Jo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/1475-3588.00031
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , etiology , developmental psychology , young adult , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Feeding and eating problems in young children are the result of a complex aetiology that often combines biological and psychological factors. The aim of this review is to describe psychological techniques of intervention used in the management of eating problems in young children that draw on a number of theoretical approaches and should be applied within a developmental framework.