ArticleJournal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent2018
Open Trial of Family-Based Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa for Transition Age Youth.
Article in Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Moderators of treatment effect in a randomised controlled trial of single- and multi-family therapy for anorexia nervosa in adolescents and emerging adults.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Trial
- Examining Comorbid Psychopathology Symptoms as Predictors of Family Based Treatment for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in a Real-World Setting.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa With Emerging Adults: A Retrospective Case Series in Routine Clinical Care.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- A Novel Approach to the Involvement of Loved Ones in the Treatment of Individuals with Eating Disorders: The Family Integration Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Family therapy for emerging adults with anorexia nervosa: Expert opinion on evidence, practice considerations, and future directions.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Review
- Recent Advances and Future Directions in Eating Disorder Treatments for Emerging Adults.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- "I thought if my parents got involved, then they'd make me get better": emerging adults' experiences of support from family and friends during anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Adolescent Patient Perspectives on Family-Based Treatment: A Pilot Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Interdisciplinary perspectives on accessing specialty evidence-based treatment for Medicaid-insured adolescents with eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Working with families of adults affected by eating disorders: uptake, key themes, and participant experiences of family involvement in outpatient treatment-as-usual.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Temperament-based treatment for young adults with eating disorders: acceptability and initial efficacy of an intensive, multi-family, parent-involved treatment.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Adaptation to family-based treatment for Medicaid-insured youth with anorexia nervosa in publicly-funded settings: Protocol for a mixed methods implementation scale-out pilot study.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Measurement invariance of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) in adolescents and adults.Eating behaviors · 2021Article
- "I'm truly free from my eating disorder": Emerging adults' experiences of FREED, an early intervention service model and care pathway for eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Eating Disorders on College Campuses in the United States: Current Insight on Screening, Prevention, and Treatment.Current psychopharmacology · 2020Article
- External support and personal agency - young persons' reports on recovery after family-based inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: a qualitative descriptive study.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Family-based Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Narrative Review.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2019Review
- Eating Disorders During Emerging Adulthood: A Systematic Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Family-based treatment for transition age youth: parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation.Journal of eating disorders · 2018Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveThis pilot study conducted an open trial of a manualized adaptation to Family-Based Treatment for Transition Age Youth (FBT-TAY) for Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The aims were: (1) determine the acceptability of FBT for TAY; and, (2) establish preliminary effect sizes for the impact of FBT-TAY on eating disorder behaviour and weight restoration.
methodTwenty-six participants across two paediatric and one adult hospital site were recruited to participate. Participants completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at the start of treatment, the end-of-treatment, and three-month follow-up.
resultsFBT-TAY is an acceptable and feasible treatment to all study therapists as evidenced by their fidelity to the model. FBT-TAY is a feasible and acceptable intervention to transition age youth, given only 27.27% chose treatment as usual over FBT-TAY. Participants presented significant improvement at end-of-treatment and three-months post-treatment (p < .001; ES = 0.34) from baseline on the EDE-Q Global Score. Participants also achieved and maintained weight restoration at the end-of-treatment and three-months post-treatment when compared to baseline (p < .0001, ES = 0.54).
conclusionsFBT-TAY, the first manualized AN treatment for TAY, demonstrated feasibility and acceptability with therapists and participants as well as improvement for participants in EDE-Q global score and weight. Given the current dearth of effective treatments for TAY with AN, FBT-TAY is a promising adaptation of FBT. A larger clinical trial with a 12-month follow-up is recommended.
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