Full Description
Now in a revised and expanded third edition reflecting key advances in research and clinical practice, this manual presents the leading empirically supported treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). Strategies and procedures for family-based treatment are described in session-by-session detail. The book gives practitioners a clear framework for mobilizing parents to promote their child's weight restoration and healthy eating; involving siblings; improving parent-child relationships; and getting adolescent development back on track. Integrating state-of-the-art knowledge about medical and psychological aspects of AN, the manual is complete with sample dialogues, troubleshooting tips, and a chapter-length case example.
New to This Edition
Chapter on intensive parental coaching, a three-session adaptation for families who need extra support.
Synthesizes the growing evidence base for the approach.
New and expanded discussions of clinical issues--atypical AN, gender-diverse patients, those with psychiatric comorbidities, and more.
Describes innovations in clinical training and modes of delivery.
Family-based treatment is recognized as a best practice for the treatment of AN in adolescents by the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Contents
Note from the Authors
Foreword to the Second Edition & Foreword to the First Edition, James Russell, MD
Preface
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. Intensive Parental Coaching to Improve Early Response in Phase I
10. Session 8 in Action
11. Beginning Phase II: Helping the Adolescent Eat on Her Own (Sessions 11-16)
12. Phase II in Action
13. Starting Phase III: Adolescent Issues (Sessions 17-20)
14. Phase III in Action
15. Summary of a Completed Case
16. Where Are We Going from Here?: Training, Dissemination, Clinical Practice, and Research
References
Index