Family-based treatment via videoconference: Clinical recommendations for treatment providers during COVID-19 and beyond

Date

2020

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Publisher

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Abstract

The necessity to employ distance-based methods to deliver on-going eating disorder care due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic represents a dramatic and urgent shift in treatment delivery. Yet, TeleHealth treatments for eating disorders in youth have not been adequately researched or rigorously tested. Based on clinical experience within our clinic and research programs, we aim to highlight the common challenges clinicians may encounter in providing family-based treatment (FBT) via TeleHealth for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. We also discuss possible solutions and offer practical considerations for providers delivering FBT in this format. Additional research in TeleHealth treatment for eating disorders in youth may lead to improved access, efficiency, and effectiveness of FBT delivered via videoconferencing.

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Keywords

telehealth, adolescents, COVID 19, family-based treatment (FBT), videoconferencing, implementation

Citation

Matheson, B. E., Bohon, C., & Lock, J. (2020). Family‐based treatment via videoconference: Clinical recommendations for treatment providers during COVID‐19 and beyond. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

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