ArticleJournal of eating disorders2024
How young people perceive change to occur in family therapy for anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study.
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- 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
- Effects of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Weight Restoration and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- The intensive outreach programme for child and adolescent eating disorders: an uncontrolled case series of clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Last-Session Reflections.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Clinician's Experience of Working with an Intensive Outpatient Programme for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders-A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- When Is the Right Time to End Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN)?: A Qualitative Study of Young People's Experiences.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- The mediating role of social connectedness between inflexibility, the suppression of emotional expression, and symptoms of eating disorders and depression in adolescents with restrictive eating disorders referred for radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RO DBT).Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- What factors do parents/caregivers think impact change in family therapy for anorexia nervosa?: a qualitative study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring Interactive Change Processes in Multifamily Therapy for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- What is day programme treatment for anorexia nervosa really like? Part 2: A reflexive thematic analysis of feedback from caregivers.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Clinicians' Experiences of Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy With Autistic Young People.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- Treatment outcomes for adolescent bulimia nervosa: a systematic scoping review of quantitative findings.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- An Exploration of Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes Associated with Dietetic Intervention in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Processes of change in family therapies for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Clinician perspectives on how change occurs in multi-family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Multi-family Therapy for Eating Disorders Across the Lifespan.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundFamily therapy for anorexia nervosa (FT-AN) is the first line recommended treatment for child and adolescent anorexia nervosa. Despite evidence of its efficacy, little is understood about the treatment mechanisms. This study aimed to understand how young people who have received FT-AN perceive change to occur across treatment.
methodFifteen adolescents (age 12-18 years) completed individual semi-structured interviews online. Recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
resultsFour inter-connected themes describing the process of change during treatment were generated; (1) relationships as the vehicle for change, (2) an awakening, (3) through, not around - no way out, (4) the life beyond.
conclusionsCurrent data match relatively closely with theoretical models of FT-AN and emphasise the importance of building trust with all family members, including the young person. Additionally, supporting the family to create a trusting context in which there is a sense that the only way out of the illness is by going through it (rather than avoiding it) is critical. Empirical investigation of each of the described mechanisms is needed.
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