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Table 10 Recommendations for the management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: family and other interventions for adults, adolescents and children

From: Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline

Recommendation

Level of evidence

Include families and other carers when indicated for anyone with an eating disorder

B

Family psychoeducation around impacts of body and eating conversations should include modelling body image acceptance, weight stigma and a focus on health in recovery

D

  1. NHMRC grades range: A. Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice e.g., meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) low risk of bias; B. Body of evidence can be trusted to guide practice in most situations (RCTs or other controlled studies, low risk of bias); C. Body of evidence provides some support for recommendation(s) but care should be taken in its application (moderate risk of bias in trails); and D. Body of evidence is weak and recommendation must be applied with caution (high risk of bias in trails). Full criteria in Additional file 1: Appendix C