Authors
Ulrike Schmidt, Nicholas Magill, Bethany Renwick, Alexandra Keyes, Martha Kenyon, Hannah Dejong, Anna Lose, Hannah Broadbent, Rachel Loomes, Huma Yasin, Charlotte Watson, Shreena Ghelani, Eva-Maria Bonin, Lucy Serpell, Lorna Richards, Eric Johnson-Sabine, Nicky Boughton, Linette Whitehead, Jennifer Beecham, Janet Treasure, Sabine Landau
Publication date
2015/8
Journal
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Volume
83
Issue
4
Pages
796
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Description
Objective
Anorexia nervosa (AN) in adults has poor outcomes, and treatment evidence is limited. This study evaluated the efficacy and acceptability of a novel, targeted psychological therapy for AN (Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults; MANTRA) compared with Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM). Method
One hundred forty-two outpatients with broadly defined AN (body mass index [BMI]≤ 18.5 kg/m 2) were randomly allocated to receive 20 to 30 weekly sessions (depending on clinical severity) plus add-ons (4 follow-up sessions, optional sessions with dietician and with carers) of MANTRA (n= 72) or SSCM (n= 70). Assessments were administered blind to treatment condition at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months after randomization. The primary outcome was BMI at 12 months. Secondary outcomes included eating disorders symptomatology, other psychopathology, neuro …Scholar articles
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