Empowering families to heal their loved ones who are suffering from anorexia nervosa, this informative book offers the Maudsley Approach as a successful treatment. Encouraging parents to play an active and positive role in their child's journey toward health, this account presents 10 case studies--as well as the author's own struggles with the disorder--that provide insight into the illness itself and illustrate the promising, evidence-based results. A history of anorexia is outlined, and the development of the Maudsley Approach and its ongoing research is further explored. Written in an easily accessible style, this well-researched argument will help families hand the control back to their recovering adolescents.