Acceptability of Specialist Psychotherapy with Emotion for Anorexia in Kent and Sussex (SPEAKS): A novel intervention for anorexia nervosa.

Abigail Rennick Cat Papastavrou Brooks Randeep Singh Basra Helen Startup Tony Lavender Anna Oldershaw

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2024)

We aimed to evaluate the acceptability of a new anorexia nervosa treatment called SPEAKS. Interviews were conducted with patients and therapists involved in the pilot study and responses were analyzed. Results showed that both patients and therapists found SPEAKS to be an acceptable treatment for anorexia nervosa. The study suggests that SPEAKS meets the criteria for moving forward with a larger trial to assess its effectiveness.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
prognostic factors
clinical trial
palliative care
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
open label