Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC3077, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Although our understanding of the mechanisms of change in eating disorder treatment remain limited, the empiric evidence for the effectiveness of family therapy for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa is gaining strength. A history of family involvement in psychiatric care, current approaches to family intervention in eating disorders and evidence for their efficacy are reviewed.