Explaining family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa
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Explaining family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa
When anorexia nervosa (AN) develops in a child, it impacts the entire family. However, family-based treatment (FBT) offers hope by reinstating fundamental family coping principles—empowering parents and supporting them and their children in overcoming this serious psychiatric illness.
My Kid is Back Second Edition serves as an accessible guide to understanding FBT for parents of children with AN and the healthcare professionals working with them.
Through a series of first-person interviews held with the parents, the siblings, and the child with anorexia, this book vividly presents the daily, 24/7 challenges of the illness on the family.
Parents describe their frustrations in seeking help for their child, and sufferers discuss how the illness gets into their mind.
Supplementing chapters detail how to tell if your child has AN, present an approachable explanation of FBT, and describe how to navigate the search for FBT. This second edition includes updated evidence-based research findings and revised content, language, and family resources.
The featured case studies have been updated to be more neurodiverse, gender diverse, and ethnically diverse, as compared with the first edition.
Presented in a way that parents, doctors, and treatment teams can readily relate to and understand, this book proves an essential resource for families who want to help their child get their life back on track by winning the battle with anorexia nervosa.
With my co-author, Professor Daniel Le Grange, My Kid is Back Second Edition, I thank families from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand for contributing to this new book’s powerful message about Family-Based Treatment (FBT), the most effective evidence-based approach for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
Get your copy of My Kid is Back Second Edition
- Amazon and other online booksellers stock My Kid is Back Second Edition.
- Plus, you can go to the Routledge site and until the end of 2025, get a 20% discount by entering ‘25AFLY3‘ at checkout.
- Routledge is temporarily unable to send print copies to Australia and New Zealand, so in the meantime, Australians and New Zealanders, you can click here: My Kid is Back Second Edition
As founder of Life Stories Diary my prime motivation is to connect with people who want to share their story. Why? Because your story is important. My goal with this blog is to provide a platform for you to share your story with others. Building on the accomplishments of The Diary Healer the Life Stories Diary blog will continue to be a voice for people who have experienced an eating disorder, trauma or other mental health challenge, and provide inspiration through the narrative, to live a full and meaningful life.
My 13 books about eating disorders focus on learning through story-sharing. Prior to writing books, which include my memoir, I had a long career in print journalism. In 2017, I graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Writing), researching the usefulness of journaling and writing when recovering from an eating disorder or other traumatic experience.
Today I combine my writing expertise with life experience to help others self-heal. Clients receive mentoring in narrative techniques and guidance in memoir-writing. I also share my editing expertise with people who are writing their story and wish to prepare it to publication standard. I encourage everyone to write their story. Your story counts!
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