title: A family-based eating disorder day treatment program for youth: examining the clinical and statistical significance of short-term treatment outcomes.
abstract: This article describes an innovative family-based day treatment program (DTP) for youth with moderate to severe eating disorders. A sample of 65 youth completed a battery of psychological measures pre- and post-treatment and 6 months after program completion. Treatment outcomes were assessed in three main domains: (a) medical stabilization, (b) normalization of eating behavior, and (c) improved psychological functioning. Overall, patients demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements on all outcome measures. Findings indicate that a comprehensive DTP can successfully facilitate positive outcomes in youth with eating disorders and that these improvements can be maintained 6 months post-treatment.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Carleton University , Ottawa , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchholz
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Obeid
authors.forename: Annik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mossiere
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maras
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feder
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Spettigue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome