title: Emotion-focused treatments for anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present review explores emotion-focused treatments for anorexia nervosa (AN).
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a systematic literature search across key databases (PsychINFO, PubMed/Medline, and Web of Science) prior to September 2015. Twenty studies were selected for systematic review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The present review found initial evidence supporting the acceptability and feasibility of emotion-focused treatments for AN. Although preliminary results are promising, further controlled studies are necessary to establish the efficacy of emotion-focused treatments for AN.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future controlled trials should compare emotion-focused treatments against each other and against other AN treatments. Future studies should also examine the mechanisms of action for the emotion-focused treatments and treatment moderators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 75275, USA. msala@smu.edu.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heard
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 75275, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Affect; Anorexia nervosa; Emotion; Treatment