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 ) .
Effects of providing patient progress feedback and clinical support tools to psychotherapists in an inpatient eating disorders treatment program: A randomized controlled study
Abstract Research on the effects of progress feedback and clinician problem-solving tools on patient outcome has been limited to a few clinical problems and setting s ( Shimokawa , Lambert , & Smart , 2010 ) . Although these interventions work well in outpatient setting s their effects so far have not been investigated with eating-disordered patients or in inpatient care . In this study , the effect of providing feedback interventions was investigated in a r and omized clinical trial involving 133 females diagnosed with anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , or eating disorders not otherwise specified . Comparisons were made between the outcomes of patients r and omly assigned to either treatment-as-usual ( TAU ) or an experimental condition ( Fb ) within therapists ( the same therapists provided both treatments ) . Patients in the Fb condition more frequently experienced clinical ly significant change than those who had TAU ( 52.95 % vs. 28.6 % ) . Similar trends were noted within diagnostic groups . In terms of pre to post change in mental health functioning , large effect sizes favored Fb over TAU . Patients '  BMI improved substantially in both TAU and the feedback condition . The effects of feedback were consistent with past research on these approaches although the effect size was smaller in this study . Suggestions for further research are delineated
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 ) .