BMI at Discharge from Treatment Predicts Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anorexia nervosa (AN) has high rates of enduring disease and mortality. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge on the predictors of relapse after weight normalization and this is why a systematic literature review was performed.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, PsychInfo, and Cochrane databases were searched for literature published until 13 July 2021. All study designs were eligible for inclusion if they focused on predictors of relapse after weight normalization in AN. Individual study definitions of relapse were used, and in general, this was either a drop in BMI and/or reccurrence of AN symptoms.

Results

The database search identified 11,507 publications, leaving 9511 publications after the removal of duplicates and after a review of abstracts and titles; 19

SUBMITTER: Frostad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144864 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature