Dissemination and Implementation of Manualized Family-Based Treatment: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Despite evidence for the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of family-based treatment (FBT; Agras et al., 2014; Couturier, Kimber, & Szatmari, 2013; Lock, Agras, Bryson, & Kraemer, 2005; Lock, Couturier, & Agras, 2008; Lock, Le Grange, Agras, & Dare, 2001; Lock et al., 2010; Madden et al., 2015) in treating children and adolescents diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN), many clinicians continue to use this model without high fidelity to the …