James Lock

This is the manual for the Maudsley Approach, also called Family Based Treatment. Written for clinicians it is also a very good reference for parents. Parents looking for this approach in a book written for parents can read Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder. This book changed eating disorder treatment and continues to lead the field in evidence-based treatment and research.

Recently updated from the historic first edition, this is THE book for parents seeking to understand modern evidence-based treatment of eating disorders.

Summary: "Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder provides the tools you need to build a united family front that attacks the illness and to ensure that your child develops nourishing eating habits and life-sustaining attitudes, day by day, meal by meal." "Beating an eating disorder is never easy. Full recovery takes time, and relapse is common. But whether your child has already entered treatment or you're just beginning to suspect your teenager is ill, the time to act is now. This book show more shows you how."--Jacket show less