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A randomised trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa after daycare treatment, including five-year follow-up

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Title
A randomised trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa after daycare treatment, including five-year follow-up
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BMC Psychiatry, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0975-6
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Thomas Parling, Martin Cernvall, Mia Ramklint, Sven Holmgren, Ata Ghaderi

Abstract

No specific psychotherapy for adult anorexia nervosa (AN) has shown superior effect. Maintenance factors in AN (over-evaluation of control over eating, weight and shape) were addressed via Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The study aimed to compare 19 sessions of ACT with treatment as usual (TAU), after 9 to 12 weeks of daycare, regarding recovery and risk of relapse up to five years. Patients with a full, sub-threshold or partial AN diagnosis from an adult eating disorder unit at a hospital were randomized to ACT (n = 24) and TAU (n = 19). The staff at the hospital, as well as the participants, were unaware of the allocation until the last week of daycare. Primary outcome measures were body mass index (BMI) and specific eating psychopathology. Analyses included mixed model repeated measures and odds ratios. Groups did not differ regarding recovery and relapse using a metric of BMI and the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). There were only significant time effects. However, odds ratio indicated that ACT participants were more likely to reach good outcome. The study was underpowered due to unexpected low inflow of patients and high attrition. Longer treatment, more focus on established perpetuating factors and weight restoration integrated with ACT might improve outcome. Potential pitfalls regarding future trials on AN are discussed. Trial registration number ISRCTN 12106530. Retrospectively registered 08/06/2016.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 183 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 26 14%
Student > Master 24 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 18 10%
Researcher 14 8%
Other 30 16%
Unknown 52 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 86 47%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 4%
Social Sciences 3 2%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 1%
Other 13 7%
Unknown 58 32%
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#7,820,309
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#2,635
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#130,753
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#50
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