Trial reportBehaviour research and therapy2015
An open trial of Acceptance-based Separated Family Treatment (ASFT) for adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
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- An open trial of Acceptance-based Separated Family Treatment (ASFT) for adolescents with anorexia nervosa.Behaviour research and therapy · 2015Trial
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- Potential applications of Schema Therapy in the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a theoretical analysis.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2023Review
- Family accommodation in PTSD: Proposed considerations and distinctions from the established transdiagnostic literature.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2023Article
- Randomized Clinical Trial EvaluatingJournal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Third-wave interventions for eating disorders in adolescence - systematic review with meta-analysis.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2021Article
- Central Sensitization in Chronic Pain and Eating Disorders: A Potential Shared Pathogenesis.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Review
- An open trial of app-assisted acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) for eating disorders in type 1 diabetes.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Coping With Adolescents Affected by Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of Parental Personality Traits.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Review
- Trajectories of higher- and lower-order dimensions of negative and positive affect relative to restrictive eating in anorexia nervosa.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2017Article
- Experiential acceptance, motivation for recovery, and treatment outcome in eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2016Article
- Interventions for the Carers of Patients With Eating Disorders.Current psychiatry reports · 2016Review
- A Pilot Study of an Acceptance-Based Separated Family Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2013Article
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Abstract
Family based-treatments have the most empirical support in the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa; yet, a significant percentage of adolescents and their families do not respond to manualized family based treatment (FBT). The aim of this open trial was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of an innovative family-based approach to the treatment of anorexia: Acceptance-based Separated Family Treatment (ASFT). Treatment was grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), delivered in a separated format, and included an ACT-informed skills program. Adolescents (ages 12-18) with anorexia or sub-threshold anorexia and their families received 20 treatment sessions over 24 weeks. Outcome indices included eating disorder symptomatology reported by the parent and adolescent, percentage of expected body weight achieved, and changes in psychological acceptance/avoidance. Half of the adolescents (48.0%) met criteria for full remission at the end of treatment, 29.8% met criteria for partial remission, and 21.3% did not improve. Overall, adolescents had a significant reduction in eating disorder symptoms and reached expected body weight. Treatment resulted in changes in psychological acceptance in the expected direction for both parents and adolescents. This open trial provides preliminary evidence for the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of ASFT for adolescents with anorexia. Directions for future research are discussed.
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