There was no superiority of a specific approach .
Weight gains were more rapid in adolescents and inpatient treatment .
Background : The aim of the study was a systematic review of studies evaluating psychotherapeutic treatment approaches in anorexia nervosa and to compare their efficacy .
Weight gain was chosen as the primary outcome criterion .
We also aim ed to compare treatment effects according to service level ( inpatient vs. outpatient ) and age group ( adolescents vs. adults ) .
The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on changing eating disorder symptoms and psychopathology of 32 anorexia nervosa patients at hospital discharge and one year follow-up.
BACKGROUND This study aims to assess changes in core eating disorder psychopathology ( Eating Attitudes Test , EAT ; Eating Disorders Inventory-2 , EDI-2 ) , depression ( Hamilton Rating Scale , HRSD ; Beck Depression Inventory , BDI ) and general psychopathology ( MMPI-2 ) after inpatient treatment and one-year follow-up among patients diagnosed with anorexia . METHODS Thirty-two patients were treated for anorexia nervosa on an inpatient unit , and were assessed before and after treatment . The inpatient milieu was design ed to use cognitive therapy as the primary therapeutic intervention , along with weight restoration . RESULTS At discharge , all patients displayed significant change in core eating disorder psychopathology in their depressive symptoms , as well as in general aspects of psychopathology . At one-year follow-up , changes in some areas of core eating disorder psychopathology and depressive symptoms continued to be significantly different than from admissions . CONCLUSIONS The combination of CBT and weight restoration can significantly reduce eating disorder symptoms , depression , and general psychopathology during hospitalization , with some sustained benefit over a one year period . Future research is needed to identify the effect of CBT on anorexia nervosa during a wide variety of treatment setting s. Also , research must focus on the influence of outpatient treatment in the outcome of anorexia nervosa
There was no superiority of a specific approach .
Weight gains were more rapid in adolescents and inpatient treatment .
Background : The aim of the study was a systematic review of studies evaluating psychotherapeutic treatment approaches in anorexia nervosa and to compare their efficacy .
Weight gain was chosen as the primary outcome criterion .
We also aim ed to compare treatment effects according to service level ( inpatient vs. outpatient ) and age group ( adolescents vs. adults ) .