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Table 7 FBT plus CBT for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa

From: Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders

Certainty assessment

Impact

Certainty

Importance

№ of studies

Study design

Risk of bias

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Other considerations

Weight (assessed with: percent ideal body weight) Psychological Symptoms of ED (assessed with: EDE and EDI)

 3

Case series adding CBT to FBT

very serious a,b

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

Total n = 78. Three case series looked at a perfectionism module added to FBT, or an exposure component to FBT. Weight increased significantly. One case series looked at Acceptance-Based Separated Family Treatment (n = 47), and also noted weight improved to ideal weight in about 50% of cases from pre to post treatment (20 sessions over 24 weeks).

VERY LOW

CRITICAL

very serious a,b

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

In one study 2/3 in full remission, 1/3 in partial remission.

VERY LOW

CRITICAL

very serious a,b

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

Decreases in EDE scores and EDI scores reported.

VERY LOW

CRITICAL

Perfectionism (assessed with: Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale)

 2

Case reports

very serious a,b

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

Two case reports (n = 9 total) report on decreased perfectionism scores with the addition of a CBT perfectionism module or the addition of acceptance-based strategies

VERY LOW

IMPORTANT

  1. Explanations
  2. ano randomization
  3. bno control condition
  4. Bibliography:
  5. Case Series - Hurst 2019 [72], Hildebrandt 2014 [70], Timko 2015 [71]
  6. Case Reports - Hurst 2015 [74], Merwin 2013 [73]