This validating and accessible self-help guide walks parents through the most evidence-based treatment approach for child and adolescent eating disorders-FBT. Lauren Muhlheim is an experienced clinician who really understands the practicalities of what happens at home.” -Eva Musby, parent and author of Anorexia and Other Eating Disorders “When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder is an absolute must-read for parents who would like to support their child’s recovery at home. ![]() Everything parents absolutely must know is in here. Above all, this book provides true hope that healing does indeed happen!” -Jenni Schaefer, author of Life Without Ed Almost Anorexic and Goodbye Ed, Hello Me “This outstanding book concisely and methodically takes you through the steps needed to treat your teen’s eating disorder. ![]() When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder is a mustread for anyone who cares for a young person suffering with disordered eating and negative body image. ![]() I loved it and I give my most enthusiastic applause for this addition to the eating disorders literature!” -Eva Maria Trujillo Chi Vacuán, MD, past president at the Academy for Eating Disorders medical director and founder of Comenzar de Nuevo, A.C., International Treatment Center for Eating Disorders clinical professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Medicine “In this groundbreaking book, Lauren Muhlheim provides a wise, inspiring, and compassionate guide through the complicated journey of an eating disorder. This is a book that is worth reading, and I am sure many parents and families will benefit greatly. As Lauren states, a parent’s involvement and understanding is crucial for better outcomes. In her book, eating disorders expert Lauren Muhlheim helps readers become fully aware of practical strategies and helpful tips to apply FBT-the only evidence-based treatment for adolescents with eating disorders. They can easily go unrecognized and untreated. Muhlheim’s work with families, as well as her keen interest in and development of FBT practice for therapists, coalesce into this great book.” -Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick, PhD, psychologist and director of the Outpatient Eating Disorder Clinic in the department of child and adolescent psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University and Stanford Children’s Hospital “Eating disorders are serious diseases that can have a major impact on the physical and mental health of those affected. Her commonsense, easyto-read, and insightful book is like having a seasoned FBT therapist on speed dial. The calm, compassionate voice of Lauren Muhlheim describing the challenges and engagement associated with family-based re-nourishment provides a necessary succor for families engaging in FBT. Most important, this book provides parents with a steady dose of practical strategies to employ while engaged in family-based treatment (FBT), and thereby adds a critical resource in this struggle to overcome their child’s illness.” -Daniel Le Grange, PhD, codeveloper of FBT Benioff UCSF professor in children’s health and eating disorders director in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco and coauthor of Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder and Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa “This book fills a necessary gap in helping parents to feel effective and engaged in tackling their child’s eating disorder. Muhlheim’s depth of experience working with such families shines through in this practical guide of how to make sense of the everyday challenges that a diagnosis of an eating disorder brings to such families. This book provides parents with a ringing endorsement that they are the ones who should take center stage in their child’s treatment, and that it is the parents who ultimately will be instrumental in bringing about recovery for their child. “When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder is an outstanding resource for parents who are confronted with the various challenges that come their way when their child has an eating disorder.
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