Family-based treatment via videoconference: Clinical recommendations for treatment providers during COVID-19 and beyond
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2020
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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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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.