Clinical outcomes of a novel, family-centered partial hospitalization program for young patients with eating disorders

Abstract

Patients treated in a family-centered partial hospital program had significant improvements in weight and psychological parameters. This approach holds significant promise for the management of young ED patients.

Intensive treatment program (ITP): A case series service evaluation of the effectiveness of day patient treatment for adolescents with a restrictive eating disorder

“…It is not always clear in the literature which programs require full time attendance and which taper down attendance to allow engagement with real life. However, our review of the literature suggests that mean attendance of 30 days is lower than some programs (e.g.,Grewal et al, —200.4 days; Ngo & Isserlin, —81.9 days) though comparable with others (Ornstein et al, —33.3 days) including the average length of stay for AN group (11.94 weeks) in the Ornstein et al () study. Discharge from ITP is clinically determined, but clinical need is determined in the context of it being a component of a comprehensive outpatient treatment program.…”

“…This increases opportunities for young people to practice new skills in their home environment and everyday life, as opposed to the more restricted environment of an inpatient or residential model of care. The vast majority of published literature on day treatments concerns adult populations (Abbate‐Daga et al, ; Zipfel et al, ) or mixed adult and adolescent populations (Dancyger et al, ; Green et al, ; Hepburn & Clark‐Stone, ) however, in recent years literature concerning adolescents is increasing (Bryson, Scipioni, Essayli, Mahoney, & Orstein, ; Goldstein et al, ; Herpertz‐Dahlmann et al, ; Hoste, ; Johnston, O'Gara, Koman, Baker, & Anderson, ; Ornstein, Essayli, Nicely, & Masciulli, ; Ornstein, Lane‐Loney, & Hollenbeak, ). For a review see Friedman et al ().…”

Augmentative Approaches in Family‐Based Treatment for Adolescents with Restrictive Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review

“…The mean sample age in the included studies ranged from 12.8 to 17.7 years, with studies including the youngest (8 years) (Hoste, ; Ornstein, Lane‐Loney, & Hollenbeak, ) and oldest (24 years) (Rienecke et al, ) participants both reporting on FBT‐based partial hospitalisation programs or intensive outpatient programs. All participants in comparative studies were aged 10–20 years at baseline.…”

Naturalistic Outcome of Family‐Based Inpatient Treatment for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

“…A few recent studies have described adapting and incorporating FBT principles into intensive outpatient or partial hospitalization programmes for adolescents with eating disorders (EDs) (Hoste, ; Murray et al, ). The application of FBT principles into these different levels of care has been associated with improved outcomes (Girz, Lafrance Robinson, Foroughe, Jasper, & Boachie, ; Henderson et al, ; Ornstein, Lane‐Loney, & Hollenbeak, ).…”