Predictors of illness course and health maintenance following inpatient treatment among patients with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening psychiatric disorder associated with significant medical and psychosocial impairment. Hospital-based behavioral treatment is an effective intervention in the short-term. However, relapse rates following discharge are high and thus, there is a need to identify predictors of longitudinal outcome. The current study provides information regarding illness course and health maintenance among patients with AN over 5 years following discharge from an eating disorder inpatient unit.

Methods

Participants were individuals with AN who were discharged from a specialized, inpatient behaviorally-based unit. Prior to discharge, height and weight were measured and participants completed self-report measures of eating disorder severity an

SUBMITTER: Glasofer DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709230 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature