TY - JOUR T1 - Family-based treatment of eating disorders in adolescents: current insights. A1 - Rienecke,Renee D, Y1 - 2017/06/01/ PY - 2017/6/16/entrez PY - 2017/6/16/pubmed PY - 2017/6/16/medline KW - adolescents KW - anorexia nervosa KW - bulimia nervosa KW - eating disorders KW - family-based therapy SP - 69 EP - 79 JF - Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics JO - Adolesc Health Med Ther VL - 8 N2 - Eating disorders are serious illnesses associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Family-based treatment (FBT) has emerged as an effective intervention for adolescents with anorexia nervosa, and preliminary evidence suggests that it may be efficacious in the treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa. Multifamily therapy for anorexia nervosa provides a more intensive experience for families needing additional support. This review outlines the three phases of treatment, key tenets of family-based treatment, and empirical support for FBT. In addition, FBT in higher levels of care is described, as well as challenges in the implementation of FBT and recent adaptations to FBT, including offering additional support to eating-disorder caregivers. Future research is needed to identify families for whom FBT does not work, determine adaptations to FBT that may increase its efficacy, develop ways to improve treatment adherence among clinicians, and find ways to support caregivers better during treatment. SN - 1179-318X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28615982/full_citation L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S115775 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -