What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: Specialist inpatient care for weight restoration vs active outpatient or combination brief hospital/outpatient care

Summary of findings: Specialist inpatient care for weight restoration showed no clear difference in weight or BMI (at end of 12 months from the start of treatment) compared with active outpatient or combination brief hospital/outpatient care (low certainty).

• Inpatient versus outpatient care, partial hospitalisation and waiting list for people with eating disorders 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 232 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Specialist inpatient care for weight restoration vs active outpatient or combination brief hospital/outpatient care

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Specialist inpatient care for weight restoration changes acceptability: number of participants who completed treatment (at… compared with active outpatient or combination brief hospital/outpatient care (very low certainty).

• Inpatient versus outpatient care, partial hospitalisation and waiting list for people with eating disorders 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.75 [0.64, 0.88]
  3 studies · 319 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs treatment

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy

Individual psychological therapy showed no clear difference in recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow… compared with a control therapy (moderate certainty).

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.57 [0.28, 1.17]
  1 study · 94 participants
  Moderate
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.07 [1.17, 3.67]
  1 study · 37 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 200 participants
  Low
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 46 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy

Individual psychological therapy showed no clear difference in recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow… compared with another individual psychological therapy (low certainty).

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.59, 1.08]
  2 studies · 156 participants
  Low
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.97 [1.04, 8.48]
  1 study · 13 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs treatment

It is very uncertain whether individual psychological therapy changes recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow… compared with treatment (very low certainty).

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.7 [0.51, 0.97]
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.61, 1]
  2 studies · 71 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 197 participants
  Low
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 35 participants
  Very low
• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 71 participants
  Very low

Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy

It is very uncertain whether individual psychological therapy changes recovery according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or… compared with a control therapy (very low certainty).

• Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.56 [0.83, 2.95]
  1 study · 37 participants
  Very low