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An evaluation of family therapy in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa . A controlled trial comparing family therapy with individual supportive therapy in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa was undertaken . Eighty patients ( 57 with anorexia nervosa ; 23 with bulimia nervosa ) were first admitted to a specialized unit to restore their weight to normal . Before discharge , they were randomly allocated to family therapy or the control treatment ( individual supportive therapy ) . After one year of psychological treatment , they were reassessed , using body weight , menstrual function , and ratings on the Morgan and Russell scales . Family therapy was found to be more effective than individual therapy in patients whose illness was not chronic and had begun before the age of 19 years . A more tentative finding was the greater value of individual supportive therapy in older patients . To our knowledge , this is the first controlled trial of family therapy in anorexia nervosa and clarifies the specific indications for this treatment .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
family therapy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
family therapy
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Intervention_Other
family therapy
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Intervention_Control
control treatment ( individual supportive therapy )
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Outcome_Physical
body weight , menstrual function , and ratings on the Morgan and Russell scales . Family therapy was found to be more effective than individual therapy
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Participant_Sample-size
Eighty
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Participant_Sample-size
57
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Participant_Condition
anorexia nervosa
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Participant_Sample-size
23
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Participant_Condition
bulimia nervosa