Findings

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7 questions · 8 findings · 3 reviews

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 12.5%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%

Family therapy vs psychological interventions

Remission

It is very uncertain whether family therapy changes remission post‐intervention compared with psychological interventions (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.22 [0.89, 1.67]
5 studies · 252 participants
Very low
Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08 [0.91, 1.28]
4 studies · 200 participants
Very low

Family therapy vs psychological interventions

All‐cause mortality ‐ long‐term outcome

1 finding from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported

Family therapy vs Educational intervention (oral hygiene education/instruction)

Remission

It is very uncertain whether family therapy changes remission at long‐term compared with educational interventions (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 9 [0.53, 153.79]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Family therapy vs placebo

Repetition of SH at post‐intervention · self‐harm in children and adolescents (up to 18 years or age)

Comparison 7: Family therapy showed no clear difference in repetition of SH at post‐intervention compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for self‐harm in children and adolescents 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1 [0.49, 2.07]
2 studies · 191 participants
Moderate

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family vs group substance abuse therapy

Arrests · drug‐using adolescents with co‐occurring mental health problems

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 112 participants
Low

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family and juveniles vs treatment

Drug dependence · drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 156 participants
Low

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family and juveniles vs treatment

Arrested · drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems

Multi‐systemic therapy involving family and juveniles showed no clear difference in arrested assessed by corroborating with police data compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.7, 1.36]
1 study · 158 participants
Low