Understanding outcomes in family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa: a network approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family-based treatment (FBT) is the first-line treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN). Yet, remission is not achieved for about half of adolescents with AN receiving FBT. Understanding patient- and parent-level factors that predict FBT response may inform treatment development and improve outcomes.

Methods

Network analysis was used to identify the most central symptoms of AN in adolescents who completed the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) prior to FBT (N = 409). Bridge pathways between adolescent AN and parental self-efficacy in facilitating their child's recovery from AN were identified in a subset of participants (n = 184). Central and bridge symptoms were tested as predictors of early response (⩾2.4 kg weight gain by the fourth session o

SUBMITTER: Hagan KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8820974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature