Eating Disorders Widespread among Children Shawnee OK

Children who are compulsive eaters are usually using food to help them deal with feelings of anger, sadness, hurt, loneliness, abandonment, fear and pain. There are many serious complications of anorexia, including fainting from low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, being intolerant to cold, constipation, and decreased energy, changes in mood, anemia.

Absentee Shawnee Tribe
(405) 878-4716x140
2029 South Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Jack Brown Regional Treatment Center
(918) 453-5503
3 1/2 Mile South
Tahlequah, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Oklahoma Mental Health Council Inc
(405) 425-0355
4400 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK
Hotline
(405) 424-7711
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Tulsa Women and Children''s Center
(918) 430-0975
2442 East Mohawk Boulevard
Tulsa, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services
(580) 326-7400
1213 East Jackson Street
Hugo, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Gateway to Prevention and Recovery
(405) 273-1170
1010 East 45th Street
Shawnee, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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New Choice Inc
(918) 663-6057x1
2761 E Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Gays and Lesbians, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men

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Specialized Outpatient Services Inc
(405) 810-1766
5208 North Classen Circle
Oklahoma City, OK
Hotline
(405) 810-1766x221
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Mental Health and Subst Abuse Ctrs of
(580) 223-5070
2530 South Commerce Street
Ardmore, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Palmer Drug Abuse Program
(918) 832-7763
3015 East Skelly
Tulsa, OK
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Spanish

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Eating Disorders Widespread among Children

Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia are generally used to refer Eating disorders. Each and every factor that plays a variety of role in predisposing, precipitating, or perpetuating the problem are often recognized by Eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa compulsive eating are the most common among such young children, but there are cases of bulimia being reported. It is usually begins at the age of fourteen or fifteen, with another peak in incidence in eighteen year olds. It is estimated that 40% of nine year olds have already dieted and we are beginning to see four and five year olds expressing the need to diet. It’s a shame that children so young are being robbed of their childhoods. Children raised in a dysfunctional family are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder.In a home where physical or abuse is taking place, the child may turn to an eating disorder to gain a sense of control. Children may also develop eating disorders as a way of dealing with the many emotions that they feel, especially if they are raised in a home that does not allow feelings to be expressed. Children who are compulsive eaters are usually using food to help them deal with feelings of anger, sadness, hurt, loneliness, abandonment, fear and pain. There are many serious complications of anorexia, including fainting from low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, being intolerant to cold, constipation, and decreased energy, changes in mood, anemia, kidney failure and osteoporosis (brittle bo...

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