TY - JOUR
T1 - Day program for young people with anorexia nervosa
AU - Green, Jessica
AU - Melvin, Glenn Alexander
AU - Newman, Louise Kathryn
AU - Jones, Meaghan
AU - Taffe, John Raymond
AU - Gordon, Michael Solomon
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objectives: 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
AB - Objectives: 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
UR - http://apy.sagepub.com/content/23/3/249.full.pdf+html
U2 - 10.1177/1039856215584513
DO - 10.1177/1039856215584513
M3 - Article
SN - 1039-8562
VL - 23
SP - 249
EP - 253
JO - Australasian Psychiatry
JF - Australasian Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -