It's becoming a growing trend in the medical profession: doctors whose primary focus is adolescents. By focusing on an age group that is often overlooked by the general medical community, specialists in adolescent medicine are more informed and better equipped to handle things such as eating disorders.

"'This is a group of patients that can kind of get lost in the health-care system,' [Dr. Joel Brenner] said. 'We need to take care of them better and also help pediatricians and other doctors be more comfortable with them.'"

Dr. Brenner is head of an adolescent medical clinic at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. For a child struggling with an eating disorder, a doctor who specializes in adolescent health-related issues can be of tremendous help, and an excellent ally.

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Posted By: Lori S