Comparison 2. Family therapy approaches vs psychological interventions.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Remission post‐intervention	7	252	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.22 [0.89, 1.67]
1.1 family‐based therapy	7	252	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.22 [0.89, 1.67]
2 Remission short‐term follow‐up	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2.1 family‐based therapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Remission long‐term follow‐up	6	200	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.08 [0.91, 1.28]
3.1 family‐based therapy	6	200	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.08 [0.91, 1.28]
4 Dropouts during treatment	6	229	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.13 [0.46, 2.78]
4.1 family‐based therapy	6	229	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.13 [0.46, 2.78]
5 Eating disorder psychopathology post‐intervention	7	262	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.17 [‐0.32, 0.66]
5.1 family‐based therapy	6	212	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.25 [‐0.32, 0.83]
5.2 other	1	50	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.21 [‐0.78, 0.35]
6 Eating disorder psychopathology short‐term follow‐up	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6.1 family‐based therapy	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Eating disorder psychopathology long‐term follow‐up	6	197	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.50, 0.47]
7.1 family based therapy	6	197	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.50, 0.47]
8 Weight (BMI, BMI%ile, %ABW) post‐intervention	6	210	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.32 [0.01, 0.63]
8.1 family‐based therapy	6	210	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.32 [0.01, 0.63]
9 Weight (BMI%ile) short‐term follow‐up	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
9.1 family‐based therapy	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
10 Weight (BMI, BMI%ile, %ABW) long‐term follow‐up	6	198	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.14 [‐0.16, 0.45]
10.1 family‐based therapy	6	198	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.14 [‐0.16, 0.45]
11 Relapse during treatment	4	101	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.54, 2.08]
11.1 family‐based therapy	4	101	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.54, 2.08]
12 Relapse long‐term follow‐up	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
12.1 Family based therapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]