This indispensable manual presents the leading empirically supported treatment approach for adolescents with anorexia nervosa an what sets family based treatment apart is the central role played by parents and siblings throughout therapy. Treatment manual for anorexia nervosa a family based approach vol 12 no 1 january 1 when a new treatment manual for anorexia nervosa appears we should all take notice when the treatment manual is based on empirically supported and validated methods we should applaud when the treatment manual based on empirically validated methods . Treatment manual for anorexia nervosa a family based approach james lock daniel le grange w stewart agras christopher dare guildford press new york london 2000. This indispensable manual presents the maudsley method the leading family based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa an what sets this approach apart is the central role played by parents throughout treatment. Maudsley family therapy also known as family based treatment or maudsley approach is a family therapy for the treatment of anorexia nervosa devised by christopher dare and colleagues at the maudsley hospital in london a comparison of family to individual therapy was conducted with eighty anorexia patients