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Innovations in M audsley family‐based treatment for anorexia nervosa at the C hildren's H ospital at W estmead: a family admission programme
Author(s) -
Wallis Andrew,
Alford Colleen,
Hanson Aimee,
Titterton Joanne,
Madden Sloane,
Kohn Michael
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2012.00604.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , medicine , hospital admission , family medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , eating disorders
The family admission programme is an innovation in the implementation of M audsley family‐based treatment ( MFBT ) and increases the level of therapeutic intensity compared to standard outpatient MFBT . The 2‐week, hospital‐based residential programme is designed as a step down from usual in‐patient care or a step up if outpatient treatment is stalling. The programme targets families who are responding poorly to standard MFBT treatment because of complex family dynamics, the severity of the illness or their remote location. Through a structured daily programme and a shift in the locus of control from hospital staff to the child's parents the programme aims to reduce length of stay in the acute in‐patient environment, reduce readmission rates and improve outcomes for patients and families.