Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh
  • Meet Laura
  • Laura's Books
    • Eating With Your Anorexic
    • Specific Scent of Snakes
    • Throwing Starfish Across the Sea
    • Auldton Laughing Club
  • New Plates podcast
    • Episode 30: Meet Kerrie Baldwin
    • Episode 29 - Dr. Lauren Muhlheim
    • Episode 28: Chicago
    • Episode 27: Done With Dieting? #WakeUpWeightWatchers
    • Episode 26: Croatian Parent Activist Wears Eating Disorder Cause on His Chest
    • Episode 25: Meet Jackie, A Young Woman With A Plan
    • Episode 24: The Science Behind the Nine Truths
    • Episode 23 - Millie Plotkin, Informationist
    • Episode 22 - Tabitha Farrar
    • Episode 21: State Not Weight with Dr. Rebecka Peebles
    • Episode 20: Meet Jessica Setnick RD
    • Episode 19: Maudsley Myths
    • Episode 18: ICED in Prague
    • Episode 17: Cynthia Bulik
    • Episode 16: Dr. Judith Brisman
    • Episode 15: Beth Mayer from MEDA
    • Episode 14: Meet JD Ouellette, Parent Advocate
    • Episode 13: Australian Carer Conference, with Nicki Wilson
    • Episode 12: Eating Disorder Coalition Advocacy Day
    • Episode 11: Gurze/Salucore ED Resource partners, Kathryn and Michael Cortese
    • Episode 10: Meet Tarah Martos
    • Episode 9: Michael P. Levine on Prevention of Eating Disorders
    • Episode 8: Joan Riederer at Sock-It To ED
    • Episode 7: Eric F. van Furth in The Netherlands
    • Episode 6: Erica Husain at Charlotte's Helix and DNA
    • Episode 5: Chevese Underhill Turner at BEDA
    • Episode 4: NEW FED-TR at UCSD and CBL
    • Episode 3: Belinda Caldwell at CEED
    • Episode 2: History of Parent Involvement in Eating Disorders Treatment
    • Episode 1: Why Include Families in Treatment?

The Research

Why involve families?

The good news is that not only are parents not to blame for their sons and daughter's eating disorders, but parents and families can play essential roles alongside the treatment team getting the patient well and on to their lives.

After generations of being left out of the room, parents around the world are seeking out care that includes them, values their contribution, hears their input, and supports their struggle to help their loved one fully recover and stay recovered.

But this is not just a nice idea. Research strongly supports family involvement:

Randomized Clinical Trial of Parent-Focused Treatment and Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa JAMA 2016
 
Comparison of 2 family therapies for adolescent anorexia nervosa: a randomized parallel trial JAMA Psychiatry 2014
 
Randomized clinical trial comparing family-based treatment with adolescent-focused individual therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Archives of General Psychiatry 2010

A randomized controlled comparison of family-based treatment and supportive psychotherapy for adolescent bulimia nervosa JAMA Psychiatry 2007
 
Family interventions in adolescent anorexia nervosa Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2009

How to involve families:

  • Outpatient Family-Based Treatment, also known as "The Maudsley Approach"
  • Parent education modules like "The New Maudsley Approach" that help parents of adult patients cope and support
  • Intensive Family Treatment UCSD model
  • Kartini model of family-centered care
  • Inpatient care that welcomes parents during meals, throughout day, and overnight
  • Family Week and other moderated short-stay education and peer support events
  • Educating families through publishing and online resources
  • Training all staff, including nursing and billing and maintenance, on the principles of family treatment
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  • Meet Laura
  • Laura's Books
    • Eating With Your Anorexic
    • Specific Scent of Snakes
    • Throwing Starfish Across the Sea
    • Auldton Laughing Club
  • New Plates podcast
    • Episode 30: Meet Kerrie Baldwin
    • Episode 29 - Dr. Lauren Muhlheim
    • Episode 28: Chicago
    • Episode 27: Done With Dieting? #WakeUpWeightWatchers
    • Episode 26: Croatian Parent Activist Wears Eating Disorder Cause on His Chest
    • Episode 25: Meet Jackie, A Young Woman With A Plan
    • Episode 24: The Science Behind the Nine Truths
    • Episode 23 - Millie Plotkin, Informationist
    • Episode 22 - Tabitha Farrar
    • Episode 21: State Not Weight with Dr. Rebecka Peebles
    • Episode 20: Meet Jessica Setnick RD
    • Episode 19: Maudsley Myths
    • Episode 18: ICED in Prague
    • Episode 17: Cynthia Bulik
    • Episode 16: Dr. Judith Brisman
    • Episode 15: Beth Mayer from MEDA
    • Episode 14: Meet JD Ouellette, Parent Advocate
    • Episode 13: Australian Carer Conference, with Nicki Wilson
    • Episode 12: Eating Disorder Coalition Advocacy Day
    • Episode 11: Gurze/Salucore ED Resource partners, Kathryn and Michael Cortese
    • Episode 10: Meet Tarah Martos
    • Episode 9: Michael P. Levine on Prevention of Eating Disorders
    • Episode 8: Joan Riederer at Sock-It To ED
    • Episode 7: Eric F. van Furth in The Netherlands
    • Episode 6: Erica Husain at Charlotte's Helix and DNA
    • Episode 5: Chevese Underhill Turner at BEDA
    • Episode 4: NEW FED-TR at UCSD and CBL
    • Episode 3: Belinda Caldwell at CEED
    • Episode 2: History of Parent Involvement in Eating Disorders Treatment
    • Episode 1: Why Include Families in Treatment?