EATING DISORDERS
Adolescent anorexia nervosa
Family therapy approaches here as described by
Eisler [18] involve firstly an ‘engagement’ phase
making contact with each adolescent’s family
member and emphasizing a primary task of over-
coming anorexia, rather than understanding its
causes; secondly helping the family to ‘challenge
the symptoms’; thirdly as concerns around eating
recede, exploring issues of individual and family
development more broadly; and fourthly ending
with a discussion of future plans. Eisler notes
also [18] the usefulness of a multiple family day
programme where different families can meet
and establish group cohesion in a supportive
atmosphere in which new solutions can be tried.
Eisler’s [18] systematic review of 11 family ther-
apy trials for adolescent anorexia nervosa found
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