Early weight gain trajectories in first episode anorexia: predictors of outcome for emerging adults in outpatient treatment

Early weight gain trajectories in first episode anorexia: predictors of outcome for emerging adults in outpatient treatment

Plain English summary A key feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is an unhealthily low body weight. Previous studies show that more weight gained early in inpatient treatment leads to better outcomes. This study tried to see if this was also true for outpatients receiving treatment for the first time. A...

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Main Authors: A. Austin, M. Flynn, K. L. Richards, H. Sharpe, K. L. Allen, V. A. Mountford, D. Glennon, N. Grant, A. Brown, K. Mahoney, L. Serpell, G. Brady, N. Nunes, F. Connan, M. Franklin-Smith, M. Schelhase, W. R. Jones, G. Breen, U. Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
Subjects:
Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder
Early intervention
Outpatient
Treatment
Growth mixture modelling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00448-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00448-y

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