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Anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Touyz Stephen W.,
Beumont Pierre J.V.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132754.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , medicine , anorexia , refeeding syndrome , pediatrics , weight gain , body weight , psychiatry , eating disorders , malnutrition
The majority of patients with anorexia nervosa regain a normal body weight after appropriate treatment, but the relapse rate is high, and the long‐term outcome remains uncertain. The present study attempted to trace 49 patients (47 female, 2 male) with primary anorexia nervosa, all of whom had been managed by refeeding and supportive psychotherapy. The patients were contacted on two occasions. At the 22‐month follow‐up, 46 (94%) of the patients responded to a questionnaire. At the 102‐month follow‐up, 34 (69%) were Interviewed by telephone. The outcome was reported as "good" by 18 patients (37%), as "Intermediate" by 9 patients (18%); It was "poor" in 5 patients (10%), Including one who had killed herself. No Information was available for 16 patients (33%) who either could not be contacted or refused to cooperate. One patient had died by accident.