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 .
Pilot study of a graded exercise program for the treatment of anorexia nervosa.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether a grade d exercise program used in the treatment of anorexia nervosa improves quality of life and does not decrease the rate of gain of body fat . METHODS A r and omized controlled trial with outcome measures : change in percent body fat , body mass index ( BMI ) , and Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36-item Quality of Life question naire . RESULTS Fifteen females and one male meeting the DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa were r and omized . There was no difference in change in BMI or percent body fat at 3 months . Quality of life outcomes improved from baseline in the experimental group compared with the control group . However , this difference was not statistically significant . DISCUSSION Incorporation of a grade d exercise program may increase compliance with treatment , but it did not reduce the short-term rate of gain of body fat or BMI . Longer studies with more subjects are necessary to determine the usefulness of a grade d exercise program in anorexia nervosa
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 .