My Kid Is Back: Empowering Parents to Beat Anorexia Nervosa

Empowering families to heal their loved ones who are suffering from anorexia nervosa, this informative book offers the Maudsley Approach as a successful treatment. Encouraging parents to play an active and positive role in their child’s journey toward health, this account presents 10 case studies—as well as the author's own struggles with the disorder—that provide insight into the illness itself and illustrate the promising, evidence-based results. A history of anorexia is outlined, and the development of the Maudsley Approach and its ongoing research is further explored. Written in an easily accessible style, this well-researched argument will help families hand the control back to their recovering adolescents.