Predictors of dropout and remission in family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa in a randomized clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to explore the predictors of dropout and remission in the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) using family therapy. METHOD: Data derived from a randomized clinical trial comparing short and long term family therapy for adolescents with AN were used. A rotated component analysis was employed to reduce the number of variables and to address problems of collinearity and multiple testing. Dropout …