1. Therapist adherence to family‐based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A multi‐site exploratory study
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Dimitropoulos, Gina, Lock, James D, Agras, William Stewart, Brandt, Harry, Halmi, Katherine A, Jo, Booil, Kaye, Walter H, Pinhas, Leora, Wilfley, Denise E, and Woodside, D Blake
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Clinical and Health Psychology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Psychology ,Pediatric ,Mental Health ,Eating Disorders ,Anorexia ,Nutrition ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Adolescent ,Anorexia Nervosa ,Family Therapy ,Humans ,Patient Compliance ,Treatment Outcome ,adolescents ,anorexia nervosa ,family-based treatment ,fidelity ,Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Psychology ,Clinical sciences ,Nutrition and dietetics ,Clinical and health psychology - Abstract
ObjectiveThis exploratory study is the first to examine family-based treatment (FBT) adherence and association to treatment outcome in the context of a large-scale, multi-centre study for the treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa.MethodOne hundred and ninety recorded FBT sessions from 68 adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their families were recruited across multiple sites (N = 6). Each site provided 1-4 tapes per family over four treatment time points, and each was independently rated for therapist adherence.ResultsThere were differences in adherence scores within and between sites. ANOVA produced a main effect for site, F(5, 46) = 8.6, p
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- 2020