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 ) .
Family Therapy versus Individual Therapy for Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa
Behavioral family systems therapy ( BFST ) was compared with ego-oriented individual therapy ( EOIT ) in a controlled , r and om-assignment investigation involving 22 young adolescents with anorexia nervosa . Each adolescent and her parents received approximately 16 months of outpatient therapy along with a common medical and dietary regimen . BFST emphasized parental control over eating and weight gain , coupled with cognitive restructuring and problem-solving communication training . EOIT emphasized building ego strength , adolescent autonomy , and insight into the emotional blocks to eating . BFST produced greater change on body-mass index than did EOIT , but both treatments produced comparable improvements on eating attitudes , body shape dissatisfaction , interoceptive awareness , depression/internalizing psychopathology , and eating-related family conflict . The implication s of these results for the clinician who treats adolescents with anorexia nervosa are discussed . J Dev Behav Pediatr 15:111–116 , 1994 . Index terms : anorexia nervosa , adolescents , family therapy , individual therapy
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 ) .