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Abstract: Background: Outpatient family‐based treatment (FBT) is the best‐documented treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN), but research is scarce on FBT adapted to inpatient settings. Aim: The naturalistic outcome of inpatient FBT for adolescent AN was investigated. Methods: Thirty‐seven (65%) of 57 patients who received inpatient FBT at a tertiary adolescent eating disorders (ED) unit participated in a follow‐up interview (mean 4.5 ± 1.8, range 1–7 years) that assessed ED symptoms and general psychological functioning. Results: A majority (65%) had achieved a normal body weight (body mass index ≥18.5). Thirty‐six per cent (n = 12) were classified as fully recovered, as defined by body mass index ≥18.5, ED Examination Questionnaire global ≤2.5, and no binge eating/purging over past 3 months. Sixteen (43%) participants met criteria for one or more additional comorbid disorders. Conclusion: Inpatient family‐based therapy for AN may be a promising therapeutic approach for adolescents that fail to respond to outpatient treatment and should be investigated further. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]