Sexually Diverse Populations & Eating Disorders
19 MINS
How do eating disorders present in young people who identify as sexually diverse? Pediatrician Dr. Jorge Pinzon explains the difference between body image distortion and body dysmorphia, and offers advice for supporters, including active listening, setting boundaries, and understanding and addressing feelings of guilt, shame and blame.
Audience: Parents & Loved Ones, Everyone
Dr. Jorge Pinzon
Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist
Jorge joined the Alberta Children's Hospital in 2007 and is also a clinical professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Calgary, where he researches child health and wellness. He’s spent much of his career in adolescent health, and for more than 10 years served as the pediatric director of the Eating Disorders Program at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. Jorge is past chair of the Adolescent Health Committee of the Canadian Pediatric Society.
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