Cognitive behavioral therapy may reduce relapse risk for adults with AN after weight restoration , although its efficacy in the underweight state remains unknown .
Variants of family therapy are efficacious in adolescents , but not in adults .
Evidence for AN treatment is weak ; evidence for treatment-related harms and factors associated with efficacy of treatment are weak ; and evidence for differential outcome by sociodemographic factors is nonexistent .
OBJECTIVE The RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence -based Practice Center ( RTI-UNC EPC ) systematic ally review ed evidence on efficacy of treatment for anorexia nervosa ( AN ) , harms associated with treatments , factors associated with treatment efficacy , and differential outcome by sociodemographic characteristics .
Venlafaxine versus fluoxetine in the treatment of atypical anorectic outpatients: A preliminary study
The efficacy of venlafaxine and fluoxetine in the treatment of atypical anorexia nervosa ( AN ) was compared in a controlled trial . A consecutive series of 24 atypical anorectic females was assigned to either venlafaxine ( 75 mg/day ) or fluoxetine ( 40 mg/day ) plus cognitive-behavioural therapy ( CBT ) .  Eating Disorder Examination ( EDE12.0D ) , Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI ) and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory ( STAI ) scores were compared before and after 6 months of treatment . Venlafaxine and fluoxetine determined an increase of body mass index ( BMI ) and a significant reduction of EDE12.0D and BDI scores venlafaxine alone reduced STAI scores . It would seem that venlafaxine is as effective as fluoxetine when combined with CBT in the treatment of atypical AN
Cognitive behavioral therapy may reduce relapse risk for adults with AN after weight restoration , although its efficacy in the underweight state remains unknown .
Variants of family therapy are efficacious in adolescents , but not in adults .
Evidence for AN treatment is weak ; evidence for treatment-related harms and factors associated with efficacy of treatment are weak ; and evidence for differential outcome by sociodemographic factors is nonexistent .
OBJECTIVE The RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence -based Practice Center ( RTI-UNC EPC ) systematic ally review ed evidence on efficacy of treatment for anorexia nervosa ( AN ) , harms associated with treatments , factors associated with treatment efficacy , and differential outcome by sociodemographic characteristics .