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Day Hospital Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A 12-Month Follow-up Study
- Source :
- European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association. 23(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Day hospitals (DHs) represent a treatment option for anorexia nervosa (AN), a mental disorder that is difficult to treat and has no evidence-based treatments available. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of a DH treatment that was specifically focused on the emotions of severe AN patients. Body mass index and eating psychopathology were the primary outcome measures. Fifty-six adult patients with AN were assessed upon admission, at the end of treatment (EOT) and at a 12-month follow-up evaluation (T18) using Eating Disorders Inventory-2, Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety and Brief Social Phobia Scale. All participants received a multidisciplinary treatment programme that focused on psychodynamic psychotherapy. Seventy-eight per cent of participants reported positive outcomes at EOT and 68% at T18. Moreover, 82.1% and 65.4% of long-standing patients showed positive outcomes at EOT and T18, respectively. All measures of psychopathology were significantly improved at EOT and were maintained at follow-up. Our DH was effective at treating severe AN patients; however, further investigations of the processes of change are warranted.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Anorexia Nervosa
Personality Inventory
Day Care
eating disorders
Anxiety
day hospital
Severity of Illness Index
Body Mass Index
Medical
Humans
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychopathology
Medicine (all)
Middle Aged
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic
Hospitalization
Clinical Psychology
Treatment Outcome
Psychiatry and Mental Health
outcome
anorexia nervosa
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic
Day Care, Medical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10990968
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....585cfe13262375145f40fdae1bd36e73