title: Psychopathological and clinical features of remitted anorexia nervosa patients: a six-year follow-up study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Remission from anorexia nervosa (AN) is a controversial issue, as remitted individuals have been found to show residual anorectic attitudes and concerns about weight and shape. The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychopathological features of remitted AN subjects 6 years after the end of a cognitive behavioural therapy and the predictors of reduction in psychopathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample was composed of 134 AN subjects, evaluated at baseline, at the end of treatment, 3 and 6 years after the end of treatment, by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition and several self-reported questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Remitted patients at 6 years of follow-up still showed higher eating and shape concerns, compared with healthy controls. Duration of illness, obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms were moderators of change in psychopathology across time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychopathological features represent an enduring trait for AN patients. General psychopathology showed different effects on symptoms reduction across time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lo Sauro
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castellini
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faravelli
authors.forename: Valdo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ricca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult