Third-wave interventions for eating disorders in adolescence - systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Third-wave therapies have demonstrated efficacy as a treatment option for EDs in adulthood. Data on the suitability for EDs in adolescence are lacking.

Objective

To estimate the efficacy of third-wave interventions to reduce ED symptoms in adolescents in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and uncontrolled studies.

Data sources

We systematically reviewed the databases PubMed (1976-January 2021), PsycINFO (1943-January 2021), and the Cochrane database (1995-January 2021) for English-language articles on third-wave therapies. References were screened for further publications of interest.

Study selection

RCTs and pre-post studies without control group, comprising patients aged 11-21 years (mean age = 15.6 years) with an ED diagnosis (anorexia nervosa, buli

SUBMITTER: Buerger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8201936 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature