@article{ref1,
title="Inpatient treatment and anorexia nervosa outcomes",
journal="e-SPEN",
year="2010",
author="Meguerditchian, C. and Samuelian-Massat, C. and Valero, R. and Begu-Le Corroller, A. and Fromont, I. and Mancini, J. and Sparrow, J.D. and Poinso, F. and Vialettes, B.",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="e40-e44",
abstract="Background & aims: Outcomes of anorexia nervosa in patients meeting criteria for hospitalization were compared to those treated as outpatients. <br><br>METHODS: A questionnaire on the quality of recovery was completed by 143 patients. Groups were defined according to indication for hospitalization during the first 6 months of care (inpatient treatment: n = 46, ambulatory treatment: n = 97). <br><br>RESULTS: At intake, inpatients were characterized by lower BMI, and by higher prevalence of restrictive forms of the disease and prior suicide attempts. After 5 year follow-up, outcomes were similar in inpatients and outpatients respectively for BMI (18.4 vs. 19.2 kg/m2), frequency of BMI normalization (45.7 vs. 49%), self reports of feeling &quot;completely cured&quot; (21% in both), educational attainment and professional functioning. Amenorrhea was more frequent in inpatients (21.7% vs. 8.2%). Inpatients also more frequently continued under medical supervision at the time of this study. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Despite a more severe initial presentation, patients requiring hospitalization at entry exhibited outcomes comparable to outpatients, although requiring longer care. © 2010 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-4991",
doi="10.1016/j.eclnm.2010.01.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclnm.2010.01.002"
}