Eating Disorders — The Effectiveness of Eating Disorder Treatment
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Jones M, Volker U, Lock J, Taylor CB, Jacobi C Family-based early intervention for anorexia nervosa. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2012 May;20(3):e137-43. doi: 10.1002/erv.2167. Epub 2012 Mar 22.
Lock J, Le Grange D Family-based treatment: Where are we and where should we be going to improve recovery in child and adolescent eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2019 Apr;52(4):481-487. doi: 10.1002/eat.22980. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Lock J Family therapy for eating disorders in youth: current confusions, advances, and new directions. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2018 Nov;31(6):431-435. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000451.
Effects of Family-based Treatment on Adolescent Outpatients Treated for Anorexia Nervosa in the Eating Disorder Unit of Helsinki University Hospital
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