Early Response to treatment in Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review and a Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta‐Analysis

Abstract

Early behaviour change accurately predicts later symptom remission for Anorexia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder but there is less predictive accuracy for Bulimia Nervosa. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

Heterogeneous weight restoration trajectories during partial hospitalization treatment for anorexia nervosa

“…Within the context of FBT, early treatment response has been defined in several studies as gaining approximately four lbs. Indeed, this outpatient metric predicts remission in FBT (Doyle et al, 2010) and is prognostic of future remission from AN (Nazar et al, 2017). Indeed, this outpatient metric predicts remission in FBT (Doyle et al, 2010) and is prognostic of future remission from AN (Nazar et al, 2017).…”

Are parental self‐efficacy and family flexibility mediators of treatment for anorexia nervosa?

“…Parents whose child has AN are advised to act promptly to minimize the risk of medical and psychosocial problems (Krug et al, ), making weight restoration a priority. Early weight gain also predicts a greater likelihood of recovery over time; the definition of “early” varies across existing studies, with some identifying weight gain by session 4 as a potential predictor of outcome (Doyle, Le Grange, Loeb, Doyle, & Crosby, ; Le Grange, Accurso, Lock, Agras, & Bryson, ; Madden et al, ; Nazar et al, ). Thus, understanding the mechanisms which promote early weight gain is an important next step that could suggest how to refine the intervention and improve treatment response.…”

Short‐Term Treatment Outcomes and Dropout Risk in Men and Women with Eating Disorders

“…In addition, if there is a paucity of literature focusing on the clinical features of ED men, studies comparing treatment outcome between men and women with ED are even scarcer (Linardon, de la Piedad Garcia, & Brennan, 2017;Nazar et al, 2017). To date, treatment approaches are often based on therapies developed for women with ED, and male-specific treatment guidelines are not available.…”