Family-based treatment for eating disorders in children and adolescents
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38162
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service, IWK Health Authority. Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2325
- Available Online
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Family-based treatment (FBT) is an outpatient treatment for eating disorders (like anorexia nervosa [AN] and bulimia nervosa) in children and adolescents (teenagers). FBT focuses on supporting parents and/or guardians in stopping their child or adolescent’s disordered eating and helping them eat in a more healthy way. This pamphlet explains what causes eating disorders, how parents and other family members can help, who will be on your child or adolescent’s treatment team, and how FBT works. A …
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service
- IWK Health Authority. Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (12 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Feeding and Eating Disorders - prevention & control
- Family Therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Eating disorders--Treatment
- Family psychotherapy
- Abstract
- Family-based treatment (FBT) is an outpatient treatment for eating disorders (like anorexia nervosa [AN] and bulimia nervosa) in children and adolescents (teenagers). FBT focuses on supporting parents and/or guardians in stopping their child or adolescent’s disordered eating and helping them eat in a more healthy way. This pamphlet explains what causes eating disorders, how parents and other family members can help, who will be on your child or adolescent’s treatment team, and how FBT works. A list of resources is provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Eating Disorder Provincial Service, Nova Scotia Health & IWK Health; Adapted from: IWK Eating Disorder Specific Care Clinic Family Based Treatment
- Pamphlet Number
- 2325
