Adaptive Family Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Status:	Completed
Conditions:	Psychiatric
Therapuetic Areas:	Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	12 - 18
Updated:	4/21/2016
Start Date:	September 2011
End Date:	December 2015

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate compared to any other psychiatric
disorder. The most promising treatment for adolescents with AN is family-based treatment
(FBT). However, only 50% of patients receiving FBT fully remit at 12-month follow-up.
Consequently, providing an alternative therapy early in the treatment course for those not
responding to FBT may enhance overall outcome. This study aims to develop a new treatment -
Intensive Family-Focused Treatment (IFT) - to improve outcomes in those adolescents, aged
12-18 years, who do not show an early response to FBT.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Meets DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa

- Lives with at least one English-speaking parent who is willing to participate

- Medically Stable

- Adequate transportation to clinic

- Proficient at speaking, reading, and writing English

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous FBT for AN

- Medical condition that may affect eating or weight

We found this trial at

sites

Stanford University

450 Serra Mall
Stanford, California 94305

(650) 723-2300