Assessing Levels of Care and the Use of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

When a patient with an eating disorder presents in an outpatient setting, the clinician needs to know how to assess the appropriate level of care. Get an overview of the levels of care available, and clarify admission and discharge criteria at each level. Examine selected modalities of psychotherapy successful in the treatment of eating disorders—including the Maudsley method and the family systems approach—with an emphasis on the role of family therapy.