Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

This book describes the theoretical and clinical rationale for the use of Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Based on years of clinical care and systematic study of children and adolescents with ARFID using Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (FBT-ARFID), the manual provides guidance about assessment of ARFID. Topics covered include how to incorporate the medical, nutritional, and psychiatric problems that are common with this disorder and how to evaluate the principle maintaining behaviors related to lack of interest or appetite, extreme sensory sensitivities to food, and fear of physical repercussions of eating (e.g. pain, vomiting, allergic reactions). Step-by-step illustrations of the key interventions in FBT-ARFID are provided and detailed case discussions demonstrate how these are implemented in a range of cases. Ideal for clinical practitioners who treat children and adolescents with eating disorders, specifically, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and allied health practitioners.

James D. Lock, MD, PhD, The Eric Rothenberg, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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