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Dropping Out from Psychological Treatment for Eating Disorders: What are the Issues?
Author(s) -
Mahon Jennifer
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(200005)8:3<198::aid-erv356>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - eating disorders , anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , drop out , attrition , psychology , psychotherapist , meaning (existential) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , dentistry , demographic economics , economics
The paper reviews the literature on dropping out from psychological treatments for eating disorders (pharmacological treatments are not covered). Drop‐out rates for bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are summarized by treatment type, format, and setting. The paper also offers a clarification of the meaning of dropping out and how treatment drop‐out relates to attrition, premature treatment termination, and treatment refusal. The paper questions the focus on patient characteristics in drop‐out research and suggests ways forward.