title: Inpatient cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: immediate and longer-term effects.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa is often successful in restoring body weight, but a high percentage of patients relapse following discharge. The aim of the present study was to establish the immediate and longer-term effects of a novel inpatient program for adolescents that was designed to produce enduring change.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-seven consecutive patients with severe anorexia nervosa were admitted to a 20-week inpatient treatment program based on the enhanced cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E). The patients were assessed before and after hospitalization, and 6 and 12 months later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-six patients (96%) completed the program. In these patients, there was a substantial improvement in weight, eating disorder features, and general psychopathology that was well maintained at 12-month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that inpatient CBT-E is a promising approach to the treatment of adolescents with severe anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital , Garda , Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dalle Grave
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital , Garda , Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calugi
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital , Garda , Italy.
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghoch
authors.affiliation: Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital , Garda , Italy.
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford University , Oxford , UK.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fairburn
keywords: adolescents; anorexia nervosa; cognitive behavior therapy; eating disorders; family therapy; hospitalization; relapse; treatment