title: Day program for young people with anorexia nervosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined changes in body mass index (BMI), anorectic cognitions, and psychological distress following day program treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 42 female patients from the Monash Health Butterfly eating disorder day program, with anorexia nervosa (AN) restricting type (n = 35) or AN binge-eating/purging type (n = 7), ranging from 12 to 24 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants' BMI increased significantly over time. Higher motivation at intake predicted a greater increase in BMI over time, compared to those with lower motivation at intake. There were also significant reductions in drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression scores, and improved motivation following two, four and six months of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings provide further evidence that day programs can assist in weight restoration and improvements in psychological aspects of AN in adolescents and young adults.
authors.affiliation: Director of Psychology (Clinical) Candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia jessica.l.green@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Glenn A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Melvin
authors.affiliation: Director, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychologist, Monash Health Early in Life Mental Health Service, Monash Health Victoria, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Meaghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Biostatistician, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry & Psychology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taffe
authors.affiliation: Unit Head, Child and Adolescent Stream, Early in Life Mental Health Service, Monash Health Victoria, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anorexia nervosa; outcome; outpatient; treatment