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The process of relapse in patients with bulimia
Author(s) -
Mitchell James E.,
Davis Laurene,
Goff Gretchen
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198511)4:4<457::aid-eat2260040406>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - feeling , eating disorders , psychology , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , relapse prevention , outpatient clinic , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology
Thirty bulimic patients who had gained control of their eating behavior for a minimum of 2 months but had subsequently relapsed were identified. These patients represented a subsample of a series of 75 patients who had been evaluated in an outpatient eating disorders clinic and followed up at 12 to 75 months. More than one‐half of those who relapsed did so within two months of finishing treatment and one‐third relapsed while still involved in aftercare therapy. Variables associated with relapse included stressful or difficult situations and feeling anxious, nervous, or depressed. The implications for treatment of these findings are discussed.