Experienced Carers Helping Others (ECHO): Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial to examine a psycho-educational intervention for adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their carers

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 267-277

  Rhind, Charlotte ^a   Hibbs, Rebecca ^a   Goddard, Elizabeth ^a   Schmidt, Ulrike ^a   Micali, Nadia ^b   Gowers, Simon ^c   Beecham, Jennifer ^d   Macdonald, Pamela ^a   Todd, Gillian ^e   Tchanturia, Kate ^a   Treasure, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified; outpatient; treatment; trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FAMILY THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; OUTPATIENT; TREATMENT; TRIAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE;

EID: 84902381205     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2298     Document Type: Article

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