Main description:

* Employs the same interventions as standard FBT for anorexia and bulimia: externalization, agnosticism, parental empowerment, a behavioral focus on changing eating behavior
* Early sessions focus on inciting parents to make changes and includes a family meal that allows therapists to observe and consult directly to mealtime behaviors
* The first phase is focused on parents taking charge and changing the eating behaviors of their child that are maintaining ARFID. The second phase focuses on the child taking up in an age appropriate way managing their eating consistent with the changes the parents have employed in the first phase. For adolescents with ARFID, a third phase is a brief series of sessions focused on the impact of ARFID on adolescent developmental process

Contents:

Introduction; Chapter 1: What is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder?; Chapter 2: An Overview of Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 3: Scientific Support for Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 4: Challenges in Diagnosis and Assessment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 5: Applying Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Through a Developmental Lens; Chapter 6: Managing Medical and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity in Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 7: Empowering the Family for Change: Phase 1 of Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 8: Changing Eating Behaviors in the Family and Social Context: Phase 2 of Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 9: Returning to Developmental Norms: Phase 3 of Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 10: Family-Based Treatment for Low Interest Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 11: Family-Based Treatment for Sensory Sensitivity Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 12: Family-Based Treatment for Fear of Adverse Consequences Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder; Chapter 13: Where to From Here