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In search of predictors of dropout from inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Kahn Caroline,
Pike Kathleen M.
Publication year - 2001
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/eat.1080
Subject(s) - dropout (neural networks) , anorexia nervosa , psychopathology , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , eating disorders , machine learning , computer science
Abstract Objective The purpose of the present study was to investigate risk factors associated with premature dropout in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). Method Eighty‐one women who received free inpatient treatment for AN on a clinical research unit at a university‐based psychiatric facility participated in this study. Demographic, lifetime, and baseline clinical characteristics as well as self‐report measures of eating disorder symptomatology and associated psychopathology were assessed upon admission. Results: Results indicated that AN subtype and length of illness were modestly predictive of treatment dropout. Discussion With the exception of AN subtype and length of illness, successful completion of inpatient treatment may be unrelated to the severity of eating disorder symptomatology and associated psychopathology. Continued empirical research into factors that influence treatment dropout is clearly needed. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 30: 237–244, 2001.