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Prognostic factors in bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Fairburn C. G.,
Kirk J.,
O'Connor M.,
Anastasiades P.,
Cooper P. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb01349.x
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , psychology , outcome (game theory) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , eating disorders , mathematics , mathematical economics
Factors predictive of outcome were sought from the data from a controlled study of the treatment of bulimia nervosa. Four different indices of outcome were used, and outcome was assessed at four points during a 12‐month, treatment‐free follow‐up period. It was found that the pre‐treatment level of self‐esteem was a consistent predictor of outcome with those patients having low self‐esteem responding least well to treatment. There were no other consistent predictors of outcome.