Family-based treatment of a 17-year-old twin presenting with emerging anorexia nervosa: a case study using the "Maudsley method".
This article describes the successful application of family-based treatment (FBT) for a 17-year-old identical twin presenting with a 4-month history of clinically significant symptoms of anorexia nervosa (AN). FBT is a manualized treatment that has been studied in randomized controlled trials for adolescents with AN. This case study illustrates the administration of this evidence-based intervention in a clinical setting, highlighting how the best available research was used to make clinical decisions at each stage of treatment delivery.
Loeb
Katharine L
KL
Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666-1914, USA. loeb@fdu.edu
Hirsch
Alicia M
AM
Greif
Rebecca
R
Hildebrandt
Thomas B
TB
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001828:Body Image; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012801:Sibling Relations; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000523:psychology