Evaluation of treatment and intermediate and long-term outcome of adolescent eating disorders

Abstract

This outcome study of adolescent eating disorders provides further evidence that the long-term course of the disorders in terms of the eating pathology is better than can be expected after a few years. Very little can be said with regard to individual prognosis.

Course and predictors of rehospitalization in adolescent anorexia nervosa in a multisite study

“…Each of the 11 topics were rated on a four-point scale reflecting the intensity or frequency of the respective item (absent, mild, moderate or severe) as described in the previous reports on the West Berlin subsample. 5,[24][25][26] Five topics of the follow-up interview dealt with symptoms of the eating disorders, i.e. dieting, vomiting, bulimic episodes, laxative abuse, and menstruation.…”

“…1,2 However, findings from long-term outcome studies show that a sizeable proportion of patients remain chronic [3][4][5] and, thus, are in need of continuous care.…”

Eating disorders and attachment: the effects of hidden family processes on eating disorders

“…Young women with an eating disorder have a high rate of death (Lö we et al, 2001;Steinhausen, Seidel, & Metzke, 2000). Some take their own lives in the months following termination of treatment (Alexander-Mott & Lumsden, 1994), particularly those with greater psychopathology (Ruuska, Kaltiala-Heino, Rantanen, & Koivisto, 2005).…”

The relevance of body weight in the medium‐term to long‐term course of adolescent anorexia nervosa. Findings from a multisite study

“…Each of the eleven topics were rated on a 4-point scale reflecting the intensity or frequency of the respective item (absent, mild, moderate, or severe) as described in the previous reports on the West Berlin sub-sample. [16][17][18][19] At the final follow-up interview, five topics dealt with symptoms of the eating disorders, i.e. dieting, vomiting, bulimic episodes, laxative abuse, and menstruation.…”