Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Common Mental Disorders

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 20%Very low 3 · 60%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%

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

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

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

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