Confirming the Efficacy/Mechanism of Family Therapy for Children With Low Weight ARFID

This treatment includes 14 1-hour sessions that will be conducted approximately weekly over a 4 month period. It is a manualized treatment based on the model of FBT that employs the same interventions as standard FBT for AN and BN: externalization, agnosticism, parental empowerment, a behavioral focus on changing eating behavior.

This treatment is a manualized non-specific psycho-educational and motivational enhancement approach that is based on a supportive non-directive psychotherapy model. It consists of sessions with the child alone and 5 parent-only meetings, all of which are 1-hour over a 4 month period.