Parent and clinician perspectives on virtual guided self-help family-based treatment (GSH-FBT) for adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Guided self-help (GSH) treatments have the capacity to expand access to care, decrease costs, and increase dissemination compared to traditional therapist-directed treatment approaches. However, little is known about parent and clinician perspectives about the acceptability of GSH for adolescents with eating disorders.

Methods

This study utilized a mixed methods approach to obtain qualitative and quantitative data regarding clinician and participants' experiences with GSH. Parent participants were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing GSH family-based treatment (GSH-FBT) to family-based treatment delivered via videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescents (12-18 years old) with a DSM-5 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN). Parent participants provided qualitative feedba

SUBMITTER: Matheson BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature