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September 11, 2025

Brief family-based treatment (FBT) for parents/caregivers of youth with anorexia nervosa: lessons learned from a multi-method pilot study.

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HSHeidi Vander SteenUniversity of CalgaryAAAmelia AustinUniversity of CalgaryMSManya SinghUniversity of Calgary

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Overview

Pilot study shows brief family-based treatment improves parental self-efficacy in caregivers of adolescents with eating disorders, indicating high acceptability.

Key Points

  • Parental self-efficacy significantly improved during treatment and sustained at one-month follow-up.
  • Parental accommodation decreased across treatment but resurfaced at one-month follow-up, revealing potential areas for further support.
  • Feasibility metrics reported moderate enrollment at 75% and high retention at 94.4%, indicating strong interest in the program.
  • Qualitative feedback highlighted participants' perceptions of high acceptability and helpfulness of the intervention for addressing their child's eating disorder.

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Steen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2a9cb04ab598fffb89ebdhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2025.2556509
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