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Short-term outcome of anorexia nervosa in adolescents after inpatient treatment: a prospective study

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Salbach-Andrae, Harriet
Schneider, Nora
Seifert, Katja
Pfeiffer, Ernst
Lenz, Klaus
Lehmkuhl, Ulrike
Korte, Alexander

Abstract

The current study describes the short-term outcome of adolescent inpatient population suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) and analyzes the clinical predictors of poor outcome in these patients. Fifty-seven female AN patients (mean = 15.8, SD = 1.3) admitted for inpatient treatment to a specialized ... view more

The current study describes the short-term outcome of adolescent inpatient population suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) and analyzes the clinical predictors of poor outcome in these patients. Fifty-seven female AN patients (mean = 15.8, SD = 1.3) admitted for inpatient treatment to a specialized eating disorder unit at a university medical center were reassessed 1 year after being discharged. Assessments were made at the beginning and at the end of the inpatient treatment as well as at the 1-year follow-up. Self-rating data and expert-rating interview data were obtained. Adequate data for 55 (96.5%) cases allowed for the assignment of an outcome category. A total of 28.1% of the patients’ cases showed a good outcome, meaning the patients fully recovered, and 8.8% had an intermediate outcome, and 59.6% of the patients’ cases had a poor outcome. Significant predictors of poor outcome included the patient’s BMI at the beginning of the treatment as well as psychiatric comorbidity, and purging behavior. Adolescent AN is a severe disorder with a poor outcome in a substantial amount of adolescents.... view less

Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention

Free Keywords
Anorexia nervosa; Adolescents; Inpatient treatment; Outcome

Document language
English

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 701-704

Journal
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 18 (2009) 11

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0024-9

Status
Postprint; peer reviewed

Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)


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