title: A Brief, Intensive Application of Multi-Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders.
abstract: There is a continued need to improve upon the efficacy and availability of treatments for anorexia nervosa. Family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa demonstrates strong empirical evidence; however, trained treatment providers are limited and a subsample of participants receiving the treatment fail to respond. The intensive family treatment program is a brief, time-limited, multi-family program that trains families of adolescents with eating disorders to oversee their adolescents' recovery at home by providing psychoeducation, skills training, and immersive practice over the course of a 5-day period. This article provide a description of the program by summarizing underlying theoretical principles and key therapeutic components.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of California, San Diego , San Diego , California , USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knatz
authors.forename: Stuart B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.forename: Kerri N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Boutelle
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rockwell
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eisler
authors.forename: Walter H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic