Observational studyBrain and behavior2021
Effects of interval-based inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: An observational study.
Observational study in Brain and behavior, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06146075 (Assessing Engagement Patterns and Participation Trends in Individuals Joining Anorexia Clinical Trials), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Assessing Engagement Patterns and Participation Trends in Individuals Joining Anorexia Clinical Trials
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mortality in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment outcome in a specialized unit for adults with severe and extreme anorexia nervosa at one-year follow up.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Effects of interval-based inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: An observational study.Brain and behavior · 2021Observational
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveAfter inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN), many patients relapse and need to be readmitted. To obtain a sustained improvement, a pre-planned multistep inpatient procedure might help to improve the patient's skills in dealing with symptoms and transdiagnostic problems, thus decreasing symptoms of AN. However, no data have been reported for such interval treatment yet. Therefore, this study examined effects of interval treatment in inpatients with AN.
methodData of adult women with AN (N = 304) who received inpatient treatment and either received interval treatment (n = 179) or not (n = 125) were analyzed. Of these, 225 patients completed a follow up measurement after an average of 25 months. Treatment outcome variables were body mass index and subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 at admission, discharge, and follow up.
resultsAcross measurements, the interval treatment group had larger increases in body mass index and larger decreases in drive for thinness and binge/purge symptoms than the no interval treatment group. These differences did not seem to be driven by longer treatment duration. DISCUSSION: Our data suggest that interval treatment for AN is effective and may even be superior to conventional single inpatient treatment. Given the observational nature of this study, however, controlled studies are necessary to corroborate these findings.
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