Family-based treatment with transition age youth with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative summary of application in clinical practice

Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of study participants

	N	Range	*M(SD)*
Total*	34
Gender
Male	2
Female	32
Age of Participants	31	24-61	42.42 (10.10)
Professional Affiliations
Social Work (Masters)	11
Psychology (Masters)	10
Psychiatry	5
Other**	8
Years working in eating disorders	31	1-26	8.40 (6.86)
Years working with adults (over 18 years old)	31	0-26	10.53 (7.60)
Years working with adolescents	31	0-27	10.52 (7.60)
Years working with families	31	0-27	10.34 (7.99)
Level of FBT Training	6	[0] no formal training or purposeful exposure
	13	[1] some exposure to FBT, no formal training
	9	[2] undergoing FBT certification
	6	[3] certified FBT therapist
Endorsed training in other form of family therapy	22	No
Endorsed training in other form of family therapy	9	Yes

*To maintain the confidentiality of all clinicians, the demographic data for focus group and individual interview participants are purposefully combined.
**To maintain the confidentiality of all clinicians, all professions with five or fewer representatives have been combined into the category of ‘other’.

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