Eating Disorders Psychologists in Buenos Aires

Eating disorders affect eating, weight and how a person sees their body ¹. They carry physical risk as well as psychological.

Effective treatments exist, including family-based treatment and cognitive-based therapy. Interpersonal psychotherapy is an option in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder ².

Families are usually involved rather than kept out. Care is often shared with a doctor. Ask a practitioner which of these approaches they offer.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Hospital de Emergencias Psiquiátricas Torcuato de Alvear. Phone +54 11 4521 5300. Buenos Aires says its public health system gives free care to residents and to people passing through the city. Adults and adolescents can use the outpatient services. Hospital day admissions are handled on weekdays.

Titles you will see include licenciado en psicología and Licenciado en Psicología (M.N.).

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