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Open AccessHow and why does the disease progress? A qualitative investigation of the transition into long-standing anorexia nervosa
Despite an increased interest in understanding characteristics of long-standing anorexia nervosa (AN), there is a lack of knowledge into the processes that occur with the development and maintenance of the dis...
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Open AccessLived experience perspectives on labeling and defining long-standing anorexia nervosa
Since efforts to stage anorexia nervosa (AN) revealed the existence of various presentations, research into the long-standing subgroup has increased. A change in treatment has been proposed with the intention ...
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Open Access“As long as they eat”? Therapist experiences, dilemmas and identity negotiations of Maudsley and family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa
Maudsley Family Therapy and its manualised version Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FBT-AN) have accrued the most significant research evidence-base for the treatment of adolescent Anorexia Nervosa (...
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Open Access“We don’t really know what else we can do”: Parent experiences when adolescent distress persists after the Maudsley and family-based therapies for anorexia nervosa
Maudsley Family Therapy (MFT), and its manualised version, Family-Based Therapy (FBT), are the only well-established treatment interventions for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN), with treatment efficacy primar...
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Open AccessAre recovery stories helpful for women with eating disorders? A pilot study and commentary on future research
Anecdotally it is well known that eating disorder memoirs are popular with people with anorexia nervosa and recovery stories are readily available online. However, no research to date has empirically explored ...
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Open AccessRelationships between compulsive exercise, quality of life, psychological distress and motivation to change in adults with anorexia nervosa
For people with anorexia nervosa (AN), compulsive exercise is characterized by extreme concerns about the perceived negative consequences of stop**/reducing exercise, dysregulation of affect, and inflexible ...
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Open AccessHow does family functioning effect the outcome of family based treatment for adolescents with severe anorexia nervosa?
The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between family functioning, adolescent-parent attachment and remission, as well as changes in these variables over time for adolescents with severe ...
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Open AccessExploring the effects of a family admissions program for adolescents with anorexia nervosa
This study investigated patient experience in a Family Admissions Program (FAP) – a pilot treatment program for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa at the Children’s Hospital, Westmead. Based on Maudsley Family ...
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Open AccessRelational containment: exploring the effect of family-based treatment for anorexia on familial relationships
The aim of this research was to investigate the process of familial relationship change for adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents, who participated in Family-Based Treatment (FBT).
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Open AccessListening in the dark: why we need stories of people living with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa
A bold step forward in our approach to Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa invites new paradigms for research and practice. It provides an opportunity for us to explore fault lines, both in our communities of...
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Open Access“Exercising hard or hardly exercising?” Objective and subjective measures of physical activity in patients with anorexia nervosa
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Open AccessA randomised controlled trial of in-patient treatment for anorexia nervosa in medically unstable adolescents
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Open AccessExploring the effects of a family admissions program for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
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Open AccessDoes anxiety improve during weight restoration in anorexia nervosa? A systematic review
Weight restoration is considered a principal outcome for treatment of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) due to the significant physiological disturbances resultant from acute states of malnutrition. Treatment outcomes for...
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Open AccessInside the family meal: a thematic analysis of session two in Maudsley family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa
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Open AccessDevelo** a measure to assess motivation and self-efficacy in anorexia nervosa using the Theory of Planned Behaviour
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Open AccessRecovery stories - helpful or unhelpful? A randomised controlled trial
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Open AccessCrossing the finish line: a narrative inquiry into the role of exercise in patients with anorexia nervosa
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Open AccessThe role of exercise in the treatment and recovery process of anorexia nervosa
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Open AccessDefining recovery from anorexia nervosa: a Delphi study to explore practitioners' views