Cochrane · systematic review · CD003909
Individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa
Hay, PJ, Claudino, AM, Touyz, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
15
current version
GRADE rated
15
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 66.7%Low 4 · 26.7%Moderate 1 · 6.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Individual psychological therapy versus treatment as usual in adults with anorexia nervosa
Population: Adults and older adolescents with anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar at end of 1 year FPT treatment ‐ FPT versus TAU Individual psychological therapy vs treatment | RR 0.7 [0.51, 0.97] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar at end of 1 year Individual psychological therapy vs treatment | RR 0.78 [0.61, 1] | 2 studies · 71 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Individual psychological therapy compared to a control therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa
Population: Adults and older adolescents with anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 197 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 35 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 71 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 162 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ CBT versus SSCM (Global outcome rated 3 or 4) at end of treatment periods Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | RR 1.56 [0.83, 2.95] | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ FPDT versus Optimised TAU at end of treatment periods Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | RR 0.57 [0.28, 1.17] | 1 study · 94 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ IPT versus SSCM at end of treatment periods Individual psychological therapy vs a control therapy | RR 2.07 [1.17, 3.67] | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Individual psychological therapy versus another individual psychological therapy in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa.
Population: Adults and older adolescents with anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 200 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Weight Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ CBT versus IPT or FPDT at end of treatment periods Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy | RR 0.8 [0.59, 1.08] | 2 studies · 156 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ Cognitive orientation therapy (COT) versus self psychology (SP) both with nutritional counselling) at end of treatment periods Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy | RR 2.97 [1.04, 8.48] | 1 study · 13 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |