title: [Long term prognosis in anorexia nervosa].
abstract: Follow-up studies using the same prognostic criteria have shown that about 48% of the patients had recovered at follow-up, while 28% revealed further difficulties with eating, weight and figure, and 24% remained anorectic. Our own study on 103 patients who underwent inpatient treatment, revealed unexpectedly good results: according to the criteria of Morgan and Russell, 72% (n = 58) showed a good prognosis, 11% (n = 9) a fair, and 17% (n = 14) an unfavourable prognosis. 3 patients had died during the follow-up interval. It was possible to predict the long-term outcome from weight recovery during inpatient treatment, more successfully in patients with favourable than unfavourable outcome. The best predictors were: time until weight stabilization, the ratio ideal weight/stabilized weight, and age at onset of the eating disorder.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Remschmidt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wienand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wewetzer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents
vernacular_title: Der Langzeitverlauf der Anorexia nervosa.