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Lim J, White J, Withington T, Catania S, Wilson D, Knight P, Rees B, Middeldorp C, Krishnamoorthy G. Family-based treatment takes longer for adolescents with mental health comorbidities: findings from a community mental health service. Eat Disord 2023; 31:588-609. [PMID: 37066723 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2023.2201995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
Children and adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder often meet the diagnosis of another mental health disorder. In addition to eating disorders, individuals with comorbid disorders have higher suicide rates and more severe and chronic eating disorder symptoms. The present research aimed to investigate the influence of comorbid conditions on the treatment outcomes of children and adolescents that attended a public community mental health service. It was hypothesised that the patients with comorbidities would have a more extended treatment duration, slower rates of weight restoration, more hospital admissions for medical compromise, and poorer functioning than those without comorbidities. Data from 78 past patients at the Eating Disorder Program in Queensland, Australia, were analysed. Patients with comorbidities demonstrated similar recovery rates to those without comorbidities. However, those with comorbid conditions had longer episodes of treatment. The study's results support using Family Based Treatment for patients with and without comorbidities. The implications of the findings for public mental health services and directions for future research are discussed.
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- Jacqueline Lim
- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
- Child Health Research Center, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
- Child Health Research Center, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
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- Child Health Research Center, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia
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Lock J, Darcy A, Fitzpatrick KK, Vierhile M, Sadeh-Sharvit S. Parental guided self-help family based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A feasibility study. Int J Eat Disord 2017; 50:1104-1108. [PMID: 28580715 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Family-based treatment (FBT) is an evidence-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN), but many families cannot access it. This study evaluated feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary treatment effects of a parental guided self-help (GSH) version of FBT for adolescent AN. METHOD This was a case-series design. Parents of medically stable adolescents (11-18 years) with DSM-5 AN were recruited over 12 months. Parents received online training in parental GSH FBT and 12 20-30 min GSH sessions by phone or online over 6 months. Recruitment, dropout, changes in weight, and eating-related psychopathology were assessed. Analyses used mixed modeling that included all data for all participants. RESULTS Of the 19 families that participated, most were white (94%) and from intact families (88%). Baseline median BMI (mBMI) percent was 85.01% (SD = 4.31). Participants' mBMI percent increased to 97.31% (SD ± 7.48) at the end of treatment (EOT) (ES = 2.06; CI= 0.13-3.99). Eating-related psychopathology improved by EOT (ES = 0.58; CI=.04-1.21). Dropout rate was 21% during treatment and 33% during follow-up. DISCUSSION Parental GSH-FBT is feasible and acceptable to families willing to undertake online treatment. Follow-up data was only available for nine families (47%); thus further systematic evaluation is required before reaching conclusions about the efficacy of this approach.
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- James Lock
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California, 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California, 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California, 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California, 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, California, 94305
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Kass AE, Wilfley DE, Eddy KT, Boutelle KN, Zucker N, Peterson CB, Le Grange D, Celio-Doyle A, Goldschmidt AB. Secretive eating among youth with overweight or obesity. Appetite 2017; 114:275-281. [PMID: 28365476 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Secretive eating, characterized by eating privately to conceal being seen, may reflect eating- and/or body-related shame, be associated with depression, and correlate with binge eating, which predicts weight gain and eating disorder onset. Increasing understanding of secretive eating in youth may improve weight status and reduce eating disorder risk. This study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of secretive eating in youth with overweight or obesity. METHODS Youth (N = 577) presented to five research/clinical institutions. Using a cross-sectional design, secretive eating was evaluated in relation to eating-related and general psychopathology via linear and logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Secretive eating was endorsed by 111 youth, who were, on average, older than youth who denied secretive eating (mean age = 12.07 ± 2.83 versus 10.97 ± 2.31). Controlling for study site and age, youth who endorsed secretive eating had higher eating-related psychopathology and were more likely to endorse loss of control eating and purging than their counterparts who did not endorse secretive eating. Groups did not differ in excessive exercise or behavioral problems. Dietary restraint and purging were elevated among adolescents (≥13y) but not children (<13y) who endorsed secretive eating; depression was elevated among children, but not adolescents, who endorsed secretive eating. CONCLUSIONS Secretive eating may portend heightened risk for eating disorders, and correlates of secretive eating may differ across pediatric development. Screening for secretive eating may inform identification of problematic eating behaviors, and understanding factors motivating secretive eating may improve intervention tailoring.
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- Andrea E Kass
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 1000, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8134, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0874, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3842, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, F282/2A West, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 245, San Francisco, CA, 94118, USA
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- Eating Disorders Center at the Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, 1200 5th Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Guthrie Hall (GTH), 119A 98195-1525, Seattle, WA, 98105, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center/The Miriam Hospital, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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Are the Clinical Characteristics of Anxious Youths Participating in Non-treatment-Related Research Comparable to those of Youths Receiving Treatment? CHILD & YOUTH CARE FORUM 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10566-016-9355-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Stiles-Shields C, DclinPsy BB, Lock J, Le Grange D. The effect of driven exercise on treatment outcomes for adolescents with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:392-6. [PMID: 24729068 DOI: 10.1002/eat.22281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the prevalence of driven exercise (DE) and its role in treatment outcome for adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN). METHOD Participants were 201 adolescents with an eating disorder (ED) (80 with BN and 121 with AN) presenting for outpatient treatment at two specialist clinics. All adolescents participated in one of two randomized controlled trials. Descriptive statistics were conducted to evaluate the presence and frequency of baseline DE. Exploratory hierarchical regressions were used to evaluate the effect of baseline DE on treatment outcomes. RESULTS About 66.3% of adolescents with BN and 23.1% of adolescents with AN presented with baseline DE. The presence of baseline DE predicted significantly worse outcomes for adolescents with AN in terms of ED symptom severity (ps < .004); however, baseline DE did not significantly predict any of the evaluated outcomes for adolescents with BN (ps < .05). DISCUSSION The results of this secondary exploratory data suggest that DE is prevalent for adolescents with BN and AN. However, DE may be related to different constructs for adolescents with AN than those with BN, suggesting differences in treatment needs.
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- Colleen Stiles-Shields
- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies and Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Watson HJ, McCormack J, Hoiles KJ, Forbes D, Potts J. The HOPE (Helping to Outline Paediatric Eating Disorders) Project: development and debut of a paediatric clinical eating disorder registry. J Eat Disord 2013; 1:30. [PMID: 24999409 PMCID: PMC4081767 DOI: 10.1186/2050-2974-1-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The HOPE (Helping to Outline Paediatric Eating Disorders) Project is an ongoing registry study made up of a sequential cross-sectional sample prospectively recruited over 17 years, and is designed to answer empirical questions about paediatric eating disorders. This paper introduces the HOPE Project, describes the registry sample to-date, and discusses future directions and challenges and accomplishments. The project and clinical service were established in a tertiary academic hospital in Western Australia in 1996 with a service development grant. Research processes were inbuilt into the initial protocols and data collection was maintained in the following years. Recognisable progress with the research agenda accelerated only when dedicated research resources were obtained. The registry sample consists of consecutive children and adolescents assessed at the eating disorder program from 1996 onward. Standardised multidisciplinary data collected from family intake interview, parent and child clinical interviews, medical review, parent, child and teacher psychometric assessments, and inpatient admission records populate the HOPE Project database. RESULTS The registry database to-date contains 941 assessments, of whom 685 met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder at admission. The majority of the sample were females (91%) from metropolitan Perth (83%). The cases with eating disorders consist of eating disorders not otherwise specified (68%), anorexia nervosa (25%) and bulimia nervosa (7%). Among those with eating disorders, a history of weight loss since illness onset was almost universal (96%) with fear of weight gain (71%) common, and the median duration of illness was 8 months. CONCLUSIONS Over the next five years and more, we expect that the HOPE Project will make a strong scientific contribution to paediatric eating disorders research and will have important real-world applications to clinical practice and policy as the research unfolds.
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- Hunna J Watson
- Eating Disorders Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia ; Centre for Clinical Interventions, Perth, Australia ; School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia ; School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Eating Disorders Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia
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- Eating Disorders Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia ; School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Eating Disorders Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia ; School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Eating Disorders Program, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia
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