Family-based treatment (FBT) for eating disorders is an outpatient therapy in which parents are utilised as the primary resource in treatment. The therapist supports the parents to do the work nurses would have done if the patient were hospitalised to an inpatient-refeeding unit. Ultimately, parents are tasked with encouraging the patient to resume normal adolescent development.
Key Features
- Innovative Approach: Utilises parents as the central figure in the treatment process.
- Therapist Support: Provides guidance to parents for effective intervention.
- Adaptation for Special Populations: Chronicles new adaptations of FBT for diverse needs.
- Expert Contributions: Features chapters from leading clinicians and investigators.
Additional Information
In recent years, many new adaptations of the FBT intervention have been developed for addressing the needs of special populations. This informative new volume chronicles these novel applications of FBT in a series of chapters authored by the leading clinicians and investigators who are pioneering each adaptation.
