Comparison of MI-oriented versus CBT-oriented adjunctive treatments: impacts on therapeutic alliance and patient engagement during hospital treatment for an eating disorder

ConclusionThis pilot RCT provides further evidence that both alliance and engagement are important for treatment of an eating disorder; however, there was no clear advantage of MI over CBT as an adjunctive treatment approach to improving alliance or engagement.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov ID #NCT03643445 (proactive registration).
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research