Few differences in psychiatric comorbidities and treatment response among people with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about how individuals with atypical anorexia nervosa (AN) respond to eating disorder (ED) treatment in a partial hospitalization program (PHP), nor how certain factors such as trauma, childhood abuse, psychiatric comorbidity, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors might contribute to poor treatment outcomes. Thus, the current study (1) compares prevalence of these factors between individuals with AN and atypical AN upon admission to an ED PHP, (2) compares PHP treatment response between groups, and (3) investigates whether experiencing these factors impacts treatment outcomes.

Method

We conducted a retrospective chart review of young adults admitted to a PHP with AN (n = 95) and atypical AN (n = 59). Histories of psychiatric comorbidities and adverse c

SUBMITTER: Billman Miller MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature