title: Relations among premorbid weight, referral weight, and psychological test scores for patients with anorexia nervosa.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that, in anorexia nervosa, patients with a low premorbid weight are associated with a low weight at referral and that premorbid weight, referral weight, and weight loss are associated with mood states. The changes of Body Mass Index from premorbid to referral, the duration of illness, and the psychological scores on the Profile of Mood States and the Cornell Medical Index-Health Questionnaire were examined in 49 anorexia nervous patients. Body Mass Index at referral of patients with lower premorbid Body Mass Index was significantly lower than that of patients with higher premorbid level. For patients with a larger relative decrease, scores on depressive mood were lower. These findings suggested that in anorexia nervosa patients, lower premorbid Body Mass Index was associated with lower Body Mass Index at referral, and that the patients with higher relative decrease in Body Mass Index might be satisfied with their weight loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. napo-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nahoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshiuchi
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumano
authors.forename: Tomifusa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuboki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors