ABSTRACT
There is a marked contrast between the strength of the evidence bases guiding treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN). It has been recognized that effective treatment for adolescents with AN requires different approaches to that used with adults given the particular developmental stage and life cycle of the family (Dare, Eisler, Russell, & Szmukler, 1990) and it is now well established that psychological treatment for AN should include family interventions that directly target the eating disorder (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE], 2004). However, while there is a good evidence base for the treatment of adults with BN (Hay, 2013; NICE, 2004), the evidence base for treatment of BN in adolescence is scant.
