Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa

The outcome of anorexia nervosa: a reappraisal

“…All the studies used explicitly stated diagnostic criteria such that atypical cases were excluded. Morgan & Russell (1975) and Morgan et al (1983) used Russell's criteria (1970; Hsu et al (1979) and Burns & Crisp, (1984) used Crisp's criteria (1977; while Hall et al (1984) used the Feighner criteria (Feighner et al 1972). Despite these differences, from the demographic and weight characteristics reported we can conclude that all the patients in the five series have anorexia nervosa with similar severity.…”

“…In the last few years three studies using essentially the same methodology as Morgan & Russell (1975) and Hsu et al (1979) have been published (see Table 1). They shared the following characteristics:…”

“…All the studies followed the patients for at least four years. Morgan & Russell (1975) dated the duration of their follow-up from hospital discharge; Hsu et al (1979), Morgan et al (1983), and Burns & Crisp, (1984) dated their studies from time of presentation; and Hall et al (1984) from the onset of illness. Despite these differences the duration from onset of illness for all the series is probably similar, although the series of Burns & Crisp (1984) and Hall et al (1984) may have contained more patients with a shorter duration of illness.…”

“…It is unclear how many would have qualified for a diagnosis of an actual disorder. Hsu et al (1979) found 38 % and 22% to report depressive and obsessive symptoms respectively, but again it is unclear how many would qualify as a 'case' of major depression or obsessive compulsive disorder. One patient was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder and three had schizophrenia.…”

Readiness for change and short‐term outcomes of female adolescents in residential treatment for anorexia nervosa

“…[27][28][29] Others have focused on the resolution of core AN symptoms such as fear of becoming fat, drive for thinness, body image disturbance, or presence of the diagnosis. [30][31][32][33][34] A number of researchers have suggested that a more multidimensional biopsychosocial view of recovery be examined to fully understand the overall effectiveness of treatment and the impact of disease on the patient's life. 9,25,26,35 A small number of studies have taken multidimensional views of AN outcomes.…”