Roughly 3% of American teens suffer from bulimia each year and the condition usually develops in early adolescence. Due to the secretive nature of bulimia, many teens live with the disorder for years before parents or professionals intervene. Excluding parents from counseling and treatment and been the historical treatment approach for adolescence with bulimia. However, researchers from UCSF and Stanford found that treatment for adolescent bulimia is more effective when parents are included. The study they conducted was the third and largest randomized clinical trial for teens with bulimia and it revealed that Family Based Therapy (FBT) is the treatment of choice. To read the full article click here.