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Acronyms/Abbreviations

Acronyms/Abbreviations

AACAP American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics

ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ADHD attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

AFT adolescent-focused therapy

AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AN anorexia nervosa

APA American Psychiatric Association

ARFID avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

BDI Beck Depression Inventory

BED binge-eating disorder

BES Binge Eating Scale

BMD bone mineral density

BMI body mass index

BN bulimia nervosa

BWL behavioral weight loss

CBT cognitive-behavioral therapy

CBT-E enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy

CGI Clinical Global Impression

CI confidence interval; credible interval (when used in describing network meta-analysis results)

CPT Current Procedural Terminology

CRT cognitive remediation therapy

DBT dialectical behavior therapy

DHEA dehydroepiandrosterone

DIC deviation information criterion

DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSM-IVDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition

DSM-5Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition

DXA dual X-ray absorptiometry

EBW expected body weight

ECG electrocardiogram

ECHO Experienced Caregivers Helping Others

ECT electroconvulsive therapy

EDE Eating Disorder Examination

EDE-Q Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire

EE expressed emotion

EHR electronic health record

ERP exposure and response prevention

FBT family-based treatment/therapy

FPT focal psychodynamic psychotherapy

GFR glomerular filtration rate

GI gastrointestinal

GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

GSH guided self-help

GWG Guideline Writing Group

IBW ideal body weight

IPT interpersonal psychotherapy

MANTRA Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults

MET motivational enhancement therapy

NESARC-III National Epidemiologic Survey Alcohol and Related Conditions–III

NGT nasogastric tube

NIMH National Institute of Mental Health

NMA network meta-analysis

OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder

OR odds ratio

OTC over-the-counter

PARDI Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview

PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder

RCT randomized controlled trial

RDoC Research Domain Criteria

RMD relative mean difference

RR relative risk

SD standard deviation

SEM standard error of the mean

SPT supportive psychotherapy

SRG Systematic Review Group

SSCM Specialist Supportive Clinical Management

SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

TAU treatment as usual