This manual provides an authoritative and detailed description of the Maudsley approach, the leading family-based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Unique in its focus on mobilizing parents and siblings as a resource in treatment, the approach is ideal for short-term treatment and has demonstrated effectiveness in controlled clinical trials. Featuring session-by-sesion intervention guidelines and in-depth case illustrations, this book will enhance the clinical armamentaria of child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, and others working with patients with eating disorders.
1. Introduction and Background Information
on Anorexia Nervosa
2. Family 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