Anorexia nervosa Mental and Behavioural Disorders Anorexia nervosa
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment program as usual versus adjunctive family therapy
Treatment as usual (TAU) : consisted in ambulatory care initiated before hospital discharge and was tailored according to the mental and ph
Sponsors
Public Assistance Hospitals of Paris (France)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 13 to 21 year old females 2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN) 3. Aged under 19 at illness onset 4. AN duration more than 3 years at admission to the hospital 5. Hospitalised in inpatient unit for AN 6. Living in the Paris metropolitan area 7. Have never received family therapy (FT) (the patient could receive appropriate medication)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to speak or read French and/or understand the interview questions 2. Any metabolic pathology interfering with eating or digestion (e.g., diabetes) or psychotic disorder 3. This criterion also concerned the patient's parents
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Morgan and Russell outcome category (good or intermediate outcome versus poor outcome) measured at 18 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Global Outcome Assessment Scale (GOAS) total score 2. AN symptoms or their consequences [body mass index (BMI), amenorrhoea, Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) scores] 3. Social adjustment and the number of hospitalisations in the course of follow-up | — |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed