Eating disorders typically have a protracted course, marked by significant morbidity. Male adolescents and adolescents of color are at risk of delayed care. Primary care providers are well-positioned to identify eating disorders early and initiate treatment. This case report describes an adaptation of Family-Based Treatment delivered by a primary care provider to an Asian-American male adolescent from an immigrant family with restrictive anorexia nervosa. The adolescent achieved full-weight restoration and remission of his anorexia through treatment in primary care. Embedding eating disorder treatment within primary care could improve detection, engagement, and retention in treatment among young people from diverse backgrounds.

饮食失调通常有一个长期的过程，以显着的发病率为特征。男性青少年和有色人种青少年有延迟护理的风险。初级保健提供者处于有利地位，可以及早发现饮食失调并开始治疗。本病例报告描述了由初级保健提供者为来自移民家庭的患有限制性神经性厌食症的亚裔美国男性青少年提供的基于家庭的治疗的改编。青少年通过初级保健治疗实现了完全体重恢复和厌食症的缓解。在初级保健中嵌入饮食失调治疗可以改善来自不同背景的年轻人对治疗的发现、参与和保留。