Eating Disorder and Developmental Disorder(Symposium/Mental Disorders Coexisting with Eating Disorders)

Abstract

Taking cases of eating disorder with developmental disorder, the author described about their characteristics and how to deal with them. In childhood cases, it is quite important to listen to the process of their development, to carry out various psychological tests including a developmental test, to differentiate diagnosis on developmental disorder and to grasp the patien's characteristics. In adulthood cases, it is often difficult to get information on childhood and to make a diagnosis on developmental disorder. When we don't reach a final diagnosis due to a lack of information, it is necessary to approach them by paying attention to individual characteristics