Table 1 MFT/FBT treatment and reported adolescent outcome
Parent Pseudonyms | Family structure | Child age at interview | Child diagnosis age | MFT/ FBT age | MFT/ FBT mths | Individual therapy during MFT/FBT | Phase completed | Adolescent symptoms after MFT/FBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kristin & Nathan | Parents +3C | 28 | 13 | 13 | 12 | No | 3 | WR, ED, D (P, A) |
Alice | Parents +2C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Yes. OCD | 2 (current) | WR, ED, D (P) |
Emily | Parents +2C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | Yes. Depression & anxiety | 2 | WR, ED, D (P) |
Jane | Parents +3C (NZ) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 6 | No | 3 | WR, ED, D (P, A) |
Janice | Parents +2C | 20 | 14 | 14 | 24 | Yes. CBT, mindfulness, psychiatrist | 3 | WR, ED, D (P, A) |
Kiera | Parents +3C | 20 | 14 | 14 | 30 | No | 3 | WR, ED (lapse after 3 years) & D (P) |
Paul | Parents +4C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 24 | Yes. Depression & anxiety | 3 | WR, ED, D (recent hospitalisation) (P, A) |
Terry | Parents +2C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 6 | No. Psychologists & psychiatrists before & after | 2 | WR, lapse into ED (low weight), D (P, A) |
Margaret & Jack | Parents +2C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 24 | No. Until end of MFT/FBT | 1 (DC) | Not WR, ED, D (gained weight with other ED treatment) (P, A) |
Merrum | Parents separated +3C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3–4 | No | 1 (DC) | Not WR, ED, D (P, A) |
Susan | Parents +2C | 21 | 15 | 15 | 12–24 | No. Psychologist when inpatient | 1 (DC) | Not WR, ED, D (P, A) |