Main description:

This indispensable manual presents the leading empirically supported treatment approach for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). What sets family-based treatment apart is the central role played by parents and siblings throughout therapy. The book gives practitioners a clear framework for mobilizing parents to promote their child's weight restoration and healthy eating; improving parent-child relationships; and getting adolescent development back on track. Each phase of therapy is described in session-by-session detail. In-depth case illustrations show how to engage clients while flexibly implementing the validated treatment procedures.

New to This Edition *Reflects the latest knowledge on AN and its treatment, including additional research supporting the approach. *Clarifies key concepts and techniques. *Chapter on emerging directions in training and treatment dissemination. *Many new clinical strategies.

Family-based treatment is recognized as a best practice for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents by the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Contents:

1. Introduction and Background Information on Anorexia Nervosa 2. Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa 3. Phase I: Initial Evaluation and Setting Up Treatment 4. Session 1: The First Face-to-Face Meeting 5. Session 1 in Action 6. Session 2: The Family Meal 7. Session 2 in Action 8. The Remainder of Phase I (Sessions 3-10) 9. Session 8 in Action 10. Beginning Phase II: Helping the Adolescent Eat on Her Own (Sessions 11-16) 11. Phase II in Action 12. Starting Phase III: Adolescent Issues (Sessions 17-20) 13. Phase III in Action 14. Summary of a Completed Case 15. Where Are We Going from Here?: Training, Dissemination, Clinical Practice, and Research