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Couple-Based Interventions for Adults With Eating Disorders.

Jennifer S Kirby¹, Cristin D Runfola, Melanie S Fischer

¹a Department of Psychiatry , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.

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|May 27, 2015

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Many adults with eating disorders do not recover with standard therapy. This study explores couple-based interventions, leveraging partner support, to improve treatment outcomes and recovery rates for eating disorders.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Family Studies

Background:

Eating disorders significantly impact adults, with high rates of treatment dropout and relapse.
Current standard treatments, primarily individual therapy, often overlook the crucial role of partners.
Partners are frequently affected by eating disorders and desire to provide effective support.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the empirical evidence for couple-based interventions in treating adult eating disorders.
To introduce existing and novel couple-based treatment approaches for eating disorders.
To advocate for the integration of partner support in eating disorder recovery.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of empirical literature on couple-based treatments for adult eating disorders.
Description of current and developing couple-based intervention models.
Analysis of the role of the relationship in treatment efficacy.

Main Results:

The empirical literature supports the efficacy of couple-based interventions in enhancing treatment outcomes.
Couple-based approaches can leverage relationship dynamics to improve recovery rates.
Partner involvement is associated with reduced dropout and relapse rates.

Conclusions:

Couple-based interventions represent a promising avenue for improving recovery for adults with eating disorders.
Integrating partners into treatment can address the relational impact of eating disorders.
Further research and implementation of these interventions are warranted.