title: Nonfat phobic anorexia nervosa: clinical characteristics and response to inpatient treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare patients admitted to a specialized inpatient program for anorexia nervosa (AN) with and without a fear of weight gain in terms of specific eating disorder symptoms, general psychopathology, and treatment outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Measures of specific and general psychopathology were administered at admission to and discharge from the inpatient program. Of the 138 participants, 81% (n = 112) were categorized as having clinical levels of "fear of weight gain" and 19% (n = 26) were categorized as having subclinical levels of this feature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subclinical-level group had lower scores on measures of eating disorder psychopathology, depression, general psychiatric disturbance, and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology, but higher self-esteem scores. There were no differences found in terms of age of onset of AN, duration of illness, AN subtype, body mass index, or treatment outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current findings provide evidence that underweight patients who deny a fear of weight gain are less disturbed in terms of both eating disorder pathology and general psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. jacqueline.carter@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Jacqueline C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Carmen V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Bewell-Weiss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001828:Body Image; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome