“…The American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines recommend 0.9–1.4 kg/week with ‘ expected rates of controlled weight gain ’ (Yager et al, 2006), however there are only a few descriptions of actual weight gain in inpatient treatment. The literature is comprised of descriptions of practice based on clinical treatment in particular facilities (Okamoto et al, 2002; Zuercher, Cumella, Woods, Eberly, & Carr, 2003); case studies (Latzer, Eysen‐Eylat, & Tabenkin, 2000; Mehler & Weiner, 2007; Neiderman, Zarody, Tattersall, & Lask, 2000) or studies with small sample sizes (Arii, Yamashita, Kinoshita, Shimizu, Nakamura, & Nakajima, 1996; Silber, Robb, Orrell‐Valente, Ellis, Valadez‐Meltzer, & Dadson, 2004) and there are only a few descriptions of patterns of weight change in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) subjects with a sample size greater than 100 (Beumont, Al‐Alami, & Touyz, 1988; Diamanti et al, 2008; Zuercher et al, 2003). Evidence of how achievable described weight targets are in clinical settings is unclear as there is frequently limited detail to aid in translation of treatment practices into other settings (Davies & Jaffa, 2005).…”