title: Anorexia nervosa in a pre-adolescent girl: a multimodal behaviour therapy approach.
abstract: A multimodal method of behavioural therapy was used in the case of a pre-adolescent girl with anorexia nervosa. This followed two previous admissions to a paediatric department. Three main conclusions emerged from pre and post therapy objective evaluations. Weight gain in anorexia is a necessary but insufficient basis for sustained improvement. Important interactive psychosocial factors have to be adequately addressed to improve the chances of effective therapy. A focused approach relevant to each of a number of important different, but overlapping, areas is likely to facilitate better potential for treatment effectiveness than a general ('non-specific') management approach.
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authors.lastname: Fundudis
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D005196:Family Therapy; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans