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ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2026

Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa With Emerging Adults: A Retrospective Case Series in Routine Clinical Care.

D Nursigadoo, E Dodge, K L Allen, U Schmidt, J Baudinet

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Article in European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. 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 · 2026
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D NursigadooAdult Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0722-8144
E DodgeAdult Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
K L AllenAdult Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-6459
U SchmidtAdult Eating Disorders Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1335-1937
J BaudinetCentre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders (CREW), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-4158

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Medical Research Council MR/X030539/1Medical Research Council/Arts and Humanities Research Council/Economic and Social Research Council Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind initiative as part of the EDIFY programme MR/W002418/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo broaden treatment options for emerging adults with anorexia nervosa we explored the applicability of an adapted Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN-EA) in a routinely collected outpatient case series.

methodThirty emerging adults (aged 18-25) diagnosed with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa were recruited and agreed to participate in FT-AN-EA. Participant demographics, treatment characteristics (treatment duration, number of sessions, treatment non-completion, need for inpatient care) and body mass index (BMI) at assessment and discharge were collected.

resultsThe series comprised of 21 new referrals to the adult eating disorder service and 9 age-related transitions from child and adolescent services (CAEDS). Two patients were classified as early non-completers (attending four sessions or less of FT-AN-EA). In the treatment-completers group (n = 28), mean duration of treatment was 10 months (22 sessions). 20 completers (71.4%) restored weight to BMI > 18.5 kg/m

conclusionThis case series provides preliminary evidence for the applicability of adapted FT-AN for emerging adults with anorexia nervosa. Further studies, under more controlled conditions, are needed to establish its efficacy and identify optimal treatment adaptations for this population.

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Anorexia NervosaFamily TherapyAdolescentAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adultanorexia nervosaemerging adultfamily‐based treatmentfamily therapy for anorexia nervosatransitionyoung adult

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PMCPMC13432507

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