title: Individualized treatment of eating disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study is to determine how a comprehensive approach comprising a combination of a particular psychotherapeutic programme and antidepressant treatment influences the signs and symptoms of eating disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inpatients entering a particular 6-week programme were assessed using body mass index (BMI), Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and psychological symptoms using Symptom Checklist (SCL-90).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the whole group (n=84) the mean BMI remained stable (17.9, 17.8). There was a significant effect of TIME in the repeated measures ANOVA with most of dependent variables. The "TREATMENT" had no effect (antidepressants, no antidepressants) and there was no significant interaction between "TREATMENT" and "TIME". Post-hoc analysis revealed significant differences between baseline and end-point values of all but two EDI, all EAT items and some SCL dimensions in the antidepressant-treated group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The comprehensive and individualized approach is able to achieve weight stabilization, and improvement in attitudes, pathological eating behaviour and psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic. eceska@med.muni.cz
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ceskova
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kašpárek
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dufek
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valentova
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Palcikova
authors.forename: Ruzena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dockalova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents