Objectives
Eating disorders are severe mental illnesses that have only increased in prevalence and severity during the COVID-19 pandemic. While family-based treatment (FBT) remains the gold standard of treatment for adolescents with eating disorders, the strictly outpatient FBT modality has had to be extrapolated to higher levels of care to effectively treat these young people with severe illnesses in partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and residential programs (RESs).
Methods
Building upon the review of outpatient FBT by Natalie Prohaska, MD, Avanti Bergquist, DFAACAP, MD, will explain when intermediate levels of care are needed, such as in PHP and RES treatment. This will include a description of how FBT can be utilized in these higher levels as much as possible.
Results
Pre- and posttreatment data will be shared to evaluate the effectiveness of FBT in PHPs and RESs. Attendees will be able to better evaluate the need for intermediate levels of care for patients with eating disorders.
Conclusions
There is a need for intermediate levels of care in treating eating disorders. FBT can be leveraged even in these levels of care to optimize treatment and move patients back to their home environments for further treatment with their families.
EA, PAH, RTX