Eating Disorders

Question 1

What is the recommended treatment for AN

Answer 1

Maudsley method (Le grange & Lock 2005)
Family based treatment, 3 stages,
First stage referring and weight stabilisation (10 weeks)
Second stage new patterns of eating and control
Last stage stabilisation, maintaining and termination.
Evidence of high level of recovery in adolescence, adults not so clear.

Question 2

CBT bulimia approach

Answer 2

3 stages
1 eating 3 times a day without compensatory behaviour
2 concerns about weight, shape and avoided food addressed
3 maintaining and relapse prevention
Studies show effective up to 50% but more research needed
(Anderson & Maloney, 2001)