Participant Characteristics
Two patients with a diagnosed eating disorder (participant 1 with anorexia nervosa and participant 2 with atypical anorexia) participated in the beta trial. Patients were recruited by Equip providers through postings made on social media-based professional networking groups and listservs. Assessments were performed by a licensed doctoral level psychologist. Inclusion criteria required that the patient live at home with carers, that carers were willing and able to engage fully in treatment (including attending family therapy, dietary sessions, family mentor sessions, and carer skills groups) and that carers had the ability to supervise eating, if needed.  Patients were excluded from participation if they were medically unstable or struggled with any of the following: actively suicidality or past suicide attempts, borderline personality disorder or other personality disorder, significant substance above or significant current non-suicidal self injury.  Patients were also excluded if carers had an active eating disorder, a significant personality disorder, engaged in neglectful or abusive behavior toward the patient, or were unwilling/unable to prioritize the patient’s needs.  This trial met criteria for ‘chart review’, and thus Equip received approval for exemption status from Western Institutional Review Board.