The case of a 21-month-old girl with an atypical eating disorder helps
illustrate the impact that a serious illness and subsequent hospitali
zation may have on a young child's psychosexual development. The consu
ltant emphasizes bow assessing the interaction between the child's dev
elopment and her environment can help treaters understand the child's
self-experience during the hospitalization that led her to develop an
eating disorder. Participants in the presentation discuss implications
for intervention in a pediatric-liaison setting.