<P> Family - based treatment (FBT) has been shown to be more successful than individual therapy for adolescents with AN . Various forms of family - based treatment have been proven to work in the treatment of adolescent AN including conjoint family therapy (CFT), in which the parents and child are seen together by the same therapist, and separated family therapy (SFT) in which the parents and child attend therapy separately with different therapists . Proponents of family therapy for adolescents with AN assert that it is important to include parents in the adolescent's treatment . </P> <P> A four - to five - year follow up study of the Maudsley family therapy, an evidence - based manualized model, showed full recovery at rates up to 90% . Although this model is recommended by the NIMH, critics claim that it has the potential to create power struggles in an intimate relationship and may disrupt equal partnerships . </P> <P> Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is useful in adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa; acceptance and commitment therapy is a type of CBT, which has shown promise in the treatment of AN . Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) is used in treating anorexia nervosa . </P> <P> Pharmaceuticals have limited benefit for anorexia itself . </P>

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