My Kid is Back (2 ed)
Empowering Parents with Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

By (author) June Alexander,Daniel Le Grange

ISBN13: 9781032742212

Imprint: Routledge

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Published: 30/04/2025

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Description
When anorexia nervosa (AN) develops in a child, it impacts the entire family. However, family-based treatment (FBT) offers hope by reinstating fundamental family coping principles—empowering parents and supporting them and their children in overcoming this serious psychiatric illness. My Kid is Back is an accessible guide to understanding FBT for parents of children with AN and the healthcare professionals working with them. Families, in their own words, describe how early intervention with FBT can greatly reduce the severity of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents. They describe how the effects of AN can continue even after weight recovery. The family stories emphasise the best outcome is most likely for children accessing FBT early in their illness, and Prof. Le Grange draws on the latest evidence-based research findings to explain why. Read about the lives of young people a decade after receiving FBT for AN, twins with this illness, reflections from families in the first edition, and those receiving FBT online and inter-country. Reflecting global influences and presented in a way that parents, doctors and treatment teams can readily relate to and understand, My Kid is Back is an essential resource for families helping their child recover from anorexia nervosa.
Introduction 1. Family-based Treatment of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa: From the Maudsley Hospital Beginnings to Today Section 1: When Anorexia Nervosa Develops Part 1: At Home with the Family/Parents 2. Heidi –mother of Paul 3. Veronica–mother of Toby 4. Elizabeth –mother of Lily 5. Peta – Mother of Briony 6. Tessa –mother of Julia 7. Stuart and Marie – Parents of Harry 8. Sarah and Peter– Parents of Isla 9. Grace –mother of Erica 10. Fiona --mother of Elly 11. Jill –mother of Michelle 12. Miranda --mother of Frankie Part 1b: When a Twin Has Anorexia Nervosa 13. Maree –mother of Twin Girls, Charlie With AN 14. Jane and Michelle Parents of Twin Girls, Lily With AN 15. Leanne –mother of Twin Boy/girl, Paige With AN Part 2: How My Family Helped Me to Get Back 16. Frankie’s Story 17. Michelle’s Story 18. Paige’s Story 19. Erica’s Story 20. Briony’s Story Part 3: My Kid is Back Re-visited/then and Now Stories 21. Kristen: Her Story in 2009 -1 Reflects Kristen (Original Story in Mkib 1st Ed) 22. Alice: Her Story in 2009 (Original Story in Mkib 1st Ed) Section 2: What Are Parents to Do 23. Important Strategies for Coping 24. Navigating the Search for Family-based Treatment
  • Family psychology
  • Eating disorders & therapy
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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