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“This book—the first specific manualized approach available—is highly recommended for all professionals engaged in work with adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa.”

—Journal of Clinical Psychiatry


“This work was designed to be most valuable to psychotherapists, and it succeeds well in this mission.”

—Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics


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Table of 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

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About the Authors

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Audience

Child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, and others working with patients with eating disorders.

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Course Use

May serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

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Previous editions published by Guilford:

First Edition, © 2001
ISBN: 9781572308367

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New to this edition:

• Reflects the latest knowledge on AN and its treatment, including additional research supporting the approach.
• More user friendly: clarifies key concepts and techniques.
• Chapter on emerging directions in training and treatment dissemination.
• Many new clinical strategies.