Understanding community provider practices in diagnosing and treating atypical anorexia nervosa: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of consensus in defining "significant weight loss" when diagnosing atypical anorexia nervosa (atypical AN) and no guidelines exist for setting target weight (TW). The current study aimed to identify community providers' practices related to the diagnosis of atypical AN and the determination of TW. A secondary aim was to evaluate whether professional discipline impacted "significant weight loss" definitions.

Method

A variety of providers (N = 141; 96.4% female) completed an online survey pertaining to diagnostic and treatment practices with atypical AN. Descriptive statistics were computed to characterize provider-based practices and Fisher's exact tests were used to test for differences in diagnostic practices by professional discipline. Thematic an

SUBMITTER: Johnson-Munguia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018496 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature