title: The prediction of treatment response in bulimia nervosa. A study of patient variables.
abstract: To investigate the predictive value of a wide range of variables for distinguishing subjects who demonstrate a favourable treatment response from those who do not, 86 women with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of bulimia nervosa who completed a group treatment programme for eating disorders were studied. Discriminant-function analysis of demographic variables, weight history, specific eating-disorder psychopathology, mood status and social adjustment before treatment was performed; five factors (depression and core symptoms of eating disorder) best discriminated 'positive' from 'poor' treatment responders, accounting for 44% of the variance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Maddocks
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group