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A 4‐year follow‐up on bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Bøgh Else Hagedorn,
Rokkedal Kristian,
Valbak Kristian
Publication year - 2004
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/erv.601
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , eating disorders , psychiatry , psychology , anorexia nervosa , clinical psychology
Objective Investigation of course and outcome of bulimia nervosa 2.4–6.1 years after completing a short‐term integrated group psychotherapy, including research into possible predicting factors. Method Fifty‐nine women with the diagnosis bulimia nervosa or sub‐threshold bulimia nervosa were invited to participate in a follow‐up interview. Results At follow‐up, 58 per cent had a good outcome, 14 per cent met full criteria for bulimia nervosa and 28 per cent met the criteria for eating disorder not otherwise specified. Twenty‐one per cent of the patients had a good outcome after the first step of the treatment programme. Patients who quickly reduced the number of binges had the best outcome. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.