"As long as they eat"? Therapist experiences, dilemmas and identity negotiations of Maudsley and family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maudsley Family Therapy and its manualised version Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FBT-AN) have accrued the most significant research evidence-base for the treatment of adolescent Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A tradition of seeking augmentations for this treatment has also been established to enhance efficacy. There exists, however, a gap in the uptake of this form of manualised treatment into the "real world" of clinicians who work with adolescent AN.

Aims

This research study investigated the key experiences and identity negotiations of a group of nine Australian clinicians who were interested in contributing to research into ways that Maudsley and FBT-AN might be improved.

Methods

Nine clinicians, who at the time of the interview practised or had pre

SUBMITTER: Aradas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670233 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature