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The Use of the Plate-by-Plate Approach for Adolescents Undergoing Family-Based Treatment
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 119Issue 7p1075–1084Published online: September 11, 2018
- Wendy Sterling
- Casey Crosbie
- Nan Shaw
- Susanne Martin
Cited in Scopus: 3
Family-based treatment (FBT) is the leading outpatient treatment for adolescents with eating disorders, and an increasing number of research studies support its efficacy.^1-8 The goal of FBT is to effectively and efficiently establish weight restoration and the health of the adolescent. It does so in the least restrictive environment, while viewing the parents or primary caregivers as the best resource for feeding their child until the child is able to resume appropriate eating independently.