Pretreatment predictors of outcome in anorexia nervosa.
The relationship of selected pretreatment characteristics to weight gain during treatment was examined in 81 anorexia nervosa patients. Good prognostic indicators correlating positively with weight gain were: no previous hospitalizations for anorexia nervosa, a great amount of overactivity before treatment, less denial of illness, less psychosexual immaturity and the admission to feeling hunger. A perinatal history of delivery complications was associated with the poor outcome predictor of prior hospitalizations.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003533:Cyproheptadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000150:complications; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012649:Self Concept
D003533:Cyproheptadine