title: Family interventions in adolescent anorexia nervosa.
abstract: Although our understanding of the mechanisms of change in eating disorder treatment remain limited, the empiric evidence for the effectiveness of family therapy for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa is gaining strength. A history of family involvement in psychiatric care, current approaches to family intervention in eating disorders and evidence for their efficacy are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC3077, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: le Grange
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eisler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D013598:Systems Theory