Collegial alliance and family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa: a qualitative report of three cases

摘要

Family-based treatment (FBT) has emerged as a highly promising treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa, although recent endeavours have attempted to delineate barriers to more effective treatment outcomes. This report documents three cases in which collegial alliance was deemed to have impinged upon the efficacy of FBT. We document the qualitative nature and impact of collegial non-alliance, and suggest preventative measures in instances of collegial non-alliance impacting the efficacy of FBT.