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 ) .
A randomized clinical trial of an identity intervention programme for women with eating disorders.
OBJECTIVE Findings of a r and omized trial of an identity intervention programme ( IIP ) design ed to build new positive self-schemas that are separate from other conceptions of the self in memory as the means to promote improved health in women diagnosed with eating disorders are reported . METHOD After baseline data collection , women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa were r and omly assigned to IIP ( n = 34 ) or supportive psychotherapy ( SPI ) ( n = 35 ) and followed at 1 , 6 , and 12 months post-intervention . RESULTS The IIP and supportive psychotherapy were equally effective in reducing eating disorder symptoms at 1 month post-intervention , and changes were stable through the 12-month follow-up period . The IIP tended to be more effective in fostering development of positive self-schemas , and the increase was stable over time . Regardless of baseline level , an increase in the number of positive self-schemas between pre-intervention and 1-month post-intervention predicted a decrease in desire for thinness and an increase in psychological well-being and functional health over the same period . DISCUSSION A cognitive behavioural intervention that focuses on increasing the number of positive self-schemas may be central to improving emotional health in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia 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 ) .